Bulgaria: Political Relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia

A file of correspondence and reports concerning relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. The documents cover Yugoslav criticism of Bulgaria's treatment of its Macedonian minority and its alleged territorial pretensions; Bulgarian claims of a Yugoslav campaign against the Bulgarian Communist Party, the Bulgarian people, and its leadership; and declarations issued by Bulgaria highlighting its policies of fostering relations and reducing tensions in the Balkan region. Other documents in the file include details of a speech delivered by the Bulgarian leader, Todor Zhivkov, at Blagoevgrad; statements and declarations submitted to the United Nations on relations between the two countries; and a pamphlet on Yugoslav-Bulgarian relations and the history of Macedonia. The file also includes details of meetings held between Bulgarian, Yugoslav, and British officials on the current state of relations; Soviet press reports on Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations; and Yugoslav reaction to the hundredth anniversary of the Treaty of San Stefano.