BCP CC Politburo approves the request of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Angel Tzanev, for an increase in the intelligence staff in response to the need for expanding intelligence operations in China, Albania, Romania, Yugoslavia and Vietnam – a move closely coordinated with the KGB.

Creator

Tsanev, Angel

Subjects Discussed

• Romania--Foreign relations
• Communist countries--Internal relations
• Communist countries
• Bulgarian Communist Party. Central Committee
• Intelligence operations
• Soviet Union. Committee for State Security (KGB)
• Intelligence service--Bulgaria
• Tsanev, Angel
• Bulgaria. Committee for State Security (KDS)
• Soviet Union--Foreign policy
• Intelligence service--Soviet Union
• Bulgaria--Foreign relations--Yugoslavia
• Bulgaria--Foreign relations--Communist countries
• Sino-Soviet Split
• Bulgaria--Foreign relations--Soviet Union

Locations discussed

• Albania
• Bulgaria
• China
• Romania
• Vietnam

Appears in Collections

• Intelligence Operations in the Cold War
• Sino-Soviet Relations
• Sino-Soviet Split
• Todor Zhivkov Collection

Source

• Central State Archive, Sofia, Fond 1-B, Record 64, File 417

Original Archive

• Central State Archive of Bulgaria (TsDA)

Type

• Memorandum

Language

• Bulgarian

Publishers

• Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)

Rights

• CWIHP - Content in the Digital Archive is made available for non-commercial research and educational use. Copyright is retained by the rights holders in accordance with US and international copyright laws. For permission to reproduce this document, please contact the Cold War International History Project at coldwar@wilsoncenter.org. Please include the six-digit record ID number for all referenced documents.

Record ID

• 112535