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June 26, 1956

MINUTES OF A BULGARIAN POLITBURO MEETING FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF THE POLITICAL PROCESSES OF 06/26/1956

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    Georgi Tsankov testifies before a BCP CC Commission for the Investigation of the Political Trials [against opposition leaders]. He emphasizes the role of the Soviet advisor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gen. Filatov, regarding the human rights abuse of detainees. Vulko Chervenkov talks about Filatov’s disregard of Politburo’s policy decisions, as well as about his eventual withdraw to Moscow by Stalin.
    "Minutes of a Bulgarian Politburo Meeting for the Investigation of the Political Processes of 06/26/1956," June 26, 1956, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, Central State Archive, Sofia, Fond 1-B, Record 5, File 226. Obtained by the Bulgarian Cold War Research Group. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/112523

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Georgi Tsankov testifies before a BCP CC Commission for the Investigation of the Political Trials [against opposition leaders]. He emphasizes the role of the Soviet advisor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gen. Filatov, regarding the human rights abuse of detainees. Vulko Chervenkov talks about Filatov’s disregard of Politburo’s policy decisions, as well as about his eventual withdraw to Moscow by Stalin.

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Tsankov, Georgi

Chervenkov, Vulko

Ganev, Dimitar

Kozovski, Ferdinand

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  • Central State Archive, Sofia, Fond 1-B, Record 5, File 226. Obtained by the Bulgarian Cold War Research Group.

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  • 112523