A file of correspondence concerning Bulgaria's relations with Arab states. The documents cover a visit to Damascus by the Bulgarian leader, Todor Zhivkov; a visit to Iraq by the Bulgarian foreign minister, Petar Mladenov; and a visit to Algeria by the Bulgarian defence minister. Other documents in the file discuss Bulgaria's interest in improving its political and economic relations with a number of strategically important Arab countries; and the publication in the Bulgarian press of a declaration issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation condemning the actions of the Egyptian leader, Anwar Sadat, due to his participation in the Camp David Accords.