Bulgaria


72. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL BUL–US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Wenick and approved in S on May 15.


73. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL BUL–US. Limited Official Use. Initialed by Torbert. Transmitted to the Department of State as an enclosure to airgram A–285, December 3. The meeting took place in the Council of Ministers. In telegram 1107 from Sofia, November 30, Torbert commented on the meeting: “Zhivkov revealed nothing new and engaged in good-natured verbal sparring about lack of progress in US-Bulgarian relations.” (Ibid.)


74. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL BUL–US. Confidential. Repeated to USIA, Belgrade, Athens, Bonn, Bucharest, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, Warsaw, and Munich. A memorandum of this conversation was transmitted as an attachment to airgram A–166 from Sofia, July 8. (Ibid.)


75. Telegram From Secretary of State Rogers to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 BUL. Confidential. Repeated to Sofia. Rogers and Mladenov were in New York attending the UN General Assembly meeting.


76. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL BUL–US. Confidential; Limdis.