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December 25, 1976

Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Muammar al-Qaddafi

Qaddafi seeks Bulgarian assistance in his attempt to close a deal with the Soviet Union for purchase of weapons and for construction of a nuclear power plant. Todor Zhivkov in turn requests a loan. Both leaders discuss the situation in Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Syria, Chad, Sudan, and Western Sahara.

April 22, 1980

Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Hafez Al-Assad, Damascus

The two leaders talk about recent developments in the Middle East, US-Arab relations, and Soviet support for Arab regimes.

October 2, 1958

T. Zhivkov’s Report at the Bulgarian Plenary Session on the Middle East Crisis

A report based on military intelligence information and on Zhivkov's conversation with the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.

June 14, 1967

T. Zhivkov’s Report at the Bulgarian Plenary Meeting on the Middle East

Zhivkov presents the BCP position on the Six-Day War.

December 11, 1973

Gen. Dobry Djurov's Report to Todor Zhivkov: Some Deliberations on the October Middle East War

A Defense Ministry report on The 1973 War. The report discusses the weaknesses in the Arab military strategy – lack of coordination, lack of serious commitment, insufficient mobilization of available resources, etc.

January 13, 1979

Minutes of Conversation, Todor Zhivkov – Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Ilyich analyzes the establishment of US-Chinese diplomatic relations and recent developments in Iran and the Middle East. Todor Zhivkov talks about Bulgaria’s economic development and the Soviet cancellation of Bulgarian debt.

April 22, 1980

Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Yasser Arafat, Damascus

The two leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East, and the role of the superpowers - the US and the Soviet Union.

1972

Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Bulgarian Central Committee, the State Council, and the Council of Ministers, on the Situation in the Middle East

Todor Zhivkov reports on his recent visit to the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

September 30, 1974

Memorandum of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Hafez Al Assad

The two leaders discuss the Middle East, the American involvement, and the shipment of Soviet weaponry to Syria.