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Bulgaria. Ministry of Internal Affairs

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Intelligence Operations in the Cold War

Todor Zhivkov Collection

The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin

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East Germany

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Germany (East). Ministry for State Security (Stasi)

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John Paul II, Pope

1920 - 2005

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Stoyanov, Dimitar

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Soviet Union

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Vatican City

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Ağca, Mehmet Ali

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Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

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Zhivkov, Todor

1911 - 1998

Nikita Khrushchev Collection

Warsaw Pact

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March 12, 1958	Report from Gen. M. Spasov on Multilateral Security Meeting in Bucharest A report by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Mircho Spasov, on the Ministerial Meeting in Bucharest of delegations from Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Soviet Union. The meeting called for focusing on preventing subversive acts of Western intelligence, improving exchange of information, and conducting joint operations.
March 23, 1959	Report on Visit to Romania on Counterintelligence Issues A report on the visit that had to improve exchange of information between the two intelligence agencies.
October 13, 1955	CC BCP Politburo Resolution "B" Protocol for Cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Stasi The CC BCP Politburo approves the protocol for cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi), agreed upon at a September meeting in Berlin.
July 6, 1967	Information on Meetings in Sofia with Stasi Chiefs Emilius and M. Wolf Includes a detailed description of the organizational structure of the Stasi.
1957	Letter from G. Kumbiliev to Warsaw Regarding US Citizen Contacts with Poland A letter summarizing the activity of US journalist Oscar Edward Boleen during his stay in Bulgaria. The author of the letter expresses the assumption that Boleen is an agent under cover who is posing as a correspondent of the US magazine "Made in Europe," while being associated with the US intelligence service.
November 1, 1956	Bulgarian Military Intelligence Information on the Situation in Hungary and Poland This intelligence report discusses the domestic political developments in Poland after the ascent of Wladyslaw Gomulka to the top of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR).The events surrounding the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 are also mentioned.
May 12, 1960	Top Secret Bulgarian Politburo Resolution on Arms Delivery to Africa and Asia This document includes a memorandum from the Chairman of the State Planning Commission who recommends exporting excess military production to countries in Africa and Asia. In an attached table the production capacities of the Bulgarian military-industrial complex are shown.
March 29, 1955	Bulgarian Politburo Resolution B Regarding DS Intelligence Directorate Work BCP CC’s First Secretary, Vulko Chervenkov, approves Interior Minister Georgi Tsankov’s recommendations for improving the performance of the intelligence and counter-intelligence services.
June 26, 1956	Minutes of a Bulgarian Politburo Meeting for the Investigation of the Political Processes of 06/26/1956 Georgi Tsankov testifies before a BCP CC Commission for the Investigation of the Political Trials [against opposition leaders]. He emphasizes the role of the Soviet advisor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gen. Filatov, regarding the human rights abuse of detainees. Vulko Chervenkov talks about Filatov’s disregard of Politburo’s policy decisions, as well as about his eventual withdraw to Moscow by Stalin.
April 5, 1962	Information from a Bulgarian Secretariat Commission on the Results of the Investigation Regarding the Regime at the Lovech’ Labor Camp Commission’s findings confirm the allegations of prisoner abuse in the two major labor camp sites – Lovech (for male detainees) and Skravena (for female detainees). The report concludes that camp living conditions and the physical abuse of detainees constitute a divergence from the party policy on combating crime. The report further recommends that the two labor camps be closed down and that the former leadership of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs take full responsibility for the negative consequences of camps’ existence.