568.014/12–346: Telegram
The United States Representative in Bulgaria (Barnes) to the Secretary of State
urgent
[Received December 4—10:09 a.m.]
942. See mytel 936, November 27 [29].55 Not only has Bulgarian PriMin categorically denied Bulgarian involvement in border incidents with Greece but during past week official Bulgarian Telegraphic Agency has issued denials and countercharges based on contents ACC letter to Greek liaison officer reported my 933, November 26.56 Text of second ACC letter on subject this time with reference to alleged infringement Bulgarian sovereignty by Greek airplanes reported by next following telegram 943.57 Contents of this letter already used by Bulgarian Telegraphic Agency for semi-official statement. Government press claims Greece making allegations against Bulgaria similar to those already made against Yugoslavia and Albania in order to support her claims for reparations against Bulgaria and revision Bulgarian frontier. It is my own belief supported by our military personnel here and also by British military personnel that we are approaching period when conditions Bulgarian Greek frontier will become similar to those obtaining along Yugoslav and Albanian side of frontiers with Greece. I am also thoroughly convinced that if steps suggest[ed] penultimate paragraph mytel 937, November 30,55 not taken early future by US and UK, creation enlarged Macedonia within “federated” Yugoslavia will become fait accompli.
Repeated Moscow and London.