740.0011 E.W./9–944: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 16—9:35 a.m.]
3410. V. P. Kolarov, former Bulgarian delegate to the Comintern, delivered a public lecture last night in Moscow before a moderate sized audience which shed light on the motivation behind the Soviet declaration of war on Bulgaria. The outstanding feature of the lecture was a sharp denunciation of the Muraviev government for its refusal to include representatives of the Communist-sponsored Fatherland Front.
Kolarov made no mention of the break in relations with Germany and subsequent declaration of war by the Muraviev government although these events had already occurred and were announced in an official communiqué published in today’s papers.