740.00119 Control (Bulgaria)/12–246
The Bulgarian, Political Representative to the United States (Stoichev) to the Secretary of State26
My Dear Sir: With regard to the numerous dispatches from Athens and Istanbul, published in the American press during the last few days, and dealing with disturbances in Northern Greece—Epyrus and Thrace—I have the honour to submit to your kind attention the following:
The Bulgarian Government denies categorically all accusations launched by prejudiced parties claiming that the terrorists responsible for the disturbances and incidents in regions near the Bulgarian frontier have entered Greece from Bulgaria.
Further, the Bulgarian Government considers the allegation that the Greek terrorists had been trained and armed on Bulgarian territory as absolutely groundless and absurd.
You are aware of the fact that the entire Bulgarian territory is completely under the supervision of the Allied Control Commission; moreover, the Bulgarian Government is prepared to render all facilities to the Allied representatives, should an investigation on the spot be necessary.
Above all, however, I wish to point out the fact that these dispatches have been timed to coincide with the discussions in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the treaty-draft with Bulgaria in an obvious attempt to influence the final decisions.
In the hope that this statement will, in a small way, help to clarify the present situation and will contribute to dispel possible misunderstanding of the good will of the Bulgarian Government, I remain, my dear Sir,
Very respectfully yours,
- In connection with this communication, see also telegram 942, December 3, 1946, from Sofia, vol. vii, p. 272, reporting the Bulgarian Prime Minister’s categorical denial of Bulgarian involvement in the Greek frontier disturbances.↩