Northern (N): Bulgaria (NG). Claims against Bulgaria Following Crash of El A1 Civil Airliner in July 1955.

A file containing documents relating to the crash of El Al flight 402. Subjects discussed in the file include the history of the case; the principals involved; and options for settling the affair following the withdrawal of the British case from the International Court of Justice after the court's acceptance that the Bulgarian state had not recognised its jurisdiction and therefore it could not hear the case. Other subjects discussed in the file include a Bulgarian offer to the Canadian government to increase the compensation to be paid, without accepting liability; and American appeals not to accept any payment which disavowed Bulgarian responsibility for the crash. Documents in the file include telegrams sent to the British minister in Bulgaria instructing him to open negotiations with the Bulgarian government about the case; and discussion of the status of claims and negotiating tactics with other Western governments interested in the case.