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January 25, 1946	Notes on the discussion between I.V. Kurchatov, lead scientist for the Soviet nuclear effort, and Stalin Kurchatov's notes on his meeting with Stalin, Molotov and Beria. Stalin promises the all necessary help to the soviet effort to build an atomic bomb. He suggests that the project should be build on "a Russian scale," without concerns for cost saving.
July 1, 1947	Cipher Telegram from G. Dimitrov to J. Stalin on Damyan Velchev’s Behavior in Switzerland Report on the activities of the former Defense Minister and Chief of the Bulgarian mission in Bern, Damyan Velchev, against the new Bulgarian regime.
July 26, 1948	Cipher Message from G. Dimitrov to I. Stalin and V. Molotov The Bulgarian government is disturbed by the recent dislocations of Yugoslav armed forces along the Bulgarian-Yugoslav border in the Macedonia region. Officials in Sofia fear a Yugoslav attempt to annex Pirin region to Macedonia.
July 4, 1946	Report from DS Chief in Sliven Region on Disclosed Military Conspiracy A report on the investigation of a political conspiracy, said to be organized by Metodiy Chavdarov, a colonel at the Sliven garrison. The arrested colonel and his accomplices allegedly conspired to overthrow the Fatherland Front government, once the Soviet troops leave the country.
August 22, 1946	Report from DS Chief in Stara Zagora Region on Arrests of Military A memo to the head of the People’s ''Militsiya'' with information on the on-going purges in the Bulgarian military. Purportedly pro-fascist officers have established a broad network of conspirators committed to overthrowing the Fatherland Front government.
February 10, 1949	Proposal for Counter-Intelligence Operation ''Traitor'' Against Yugoslav Agents A proposal for the measures against the Yugoslav agents and their collaborators who, on Tito’s behalf, were allegedly working for the annexation of the Pirin Region by the Yugoslav Federation.
January 21, 1953	VGU Information on Activities of the Swiss, Belgian, Dutch and Swedish Intelligences Services Report on the intelligence activities of some Western governments in Sofia. The report identifies the main areas of interest of the foreign intelligence services, names of some agents and names of collaborators.
November 19, 1944	Defense Ministry Intelligence Report on the Domestic Political Situation in Bulgaria A Defense Ministry intelligence report on the domestic political developments for the month of October 1944. Among the discussed issues are the activities of the anti-communist opposition, the popular perception toward the Soviet occupation and the state of the armed forces.
October 26, 1945	Defense Ministry Intelligence Report on the Domestic Political Situation in Bulgaria A Defense Ministry intelligence report on the domestic political developments for the month of September, 1945. The report presents the activities of the Fatherland Front government, the efforts of the opposition to discredit Fatherland Front’s policies; the acts of industrial sabotage of armed resistance groups; the work of foreign propaganda and the latest incidents in the armed forces.
October 31, 1946	Report from Bulgarian Intelligence on the Situation in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France A report on the political climate in Western Europe and the activities of the Bulgarian communities abroad. The author concludes that since a new war seems imminent, the diplomatic and intelligence apparatus needs to be overhauled and old cadres dissmissed.