A file of correspondence and reports concerning the internal situation in Bulgaria. The documents cover a televised New Year address by the Bulgarian leader, Todor Zhivkov; a prisoner amnesty to mark the 1300th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian state; and Bulgaria's attempts to encourage public debate among its citizens, which has led to the opening of a session of the Bulgarian National Assembly. Other documents in the file cover tours of Bulgaria undertaken by British diplomats; and events at an annual party for heads of mission held at Veliko Tarnovo. The file also covers the unpreparedness of the country for the arrival of winter; and reports of prisoner executions and suicides in the Bulgarian press.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
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- Department Reference
- ENG 14/1
- Document Type
- Correspondence Reports
- File Reference
- FCO 28/4446
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.004446
- Pages
- 32
- Persons Discussed
- Todor Zhivkov
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Bulgaria
- Themes
- Domestic Politics Media and Culture
