Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# SECURITY: CONFIDENTIAL## ATHENS 588The basic program of Diko's Democratic Bloc is to be found in the "Constitution of the Bulgarian National Agrarian Union," as published in Sofia in 1922. Diko carries an old and dog-eared copy of this publication with him. Presumably a copy is available in Washington.In addition to these basic tenets, Diko's group has evolved a supplementary program. The points of this supplementary program are listed on enclosure No. 8. In general, Diko's program appears democratic and idealistic.Diko's group is opposed unalterably to the Bulgarian National Committee and to Dr. G. M. Dimitrov. Diko states that, although he worked with Dr. Dimitrov for many years, he has come to realize that Dr. Dimitrov is guilty of those same totalitarian and terrorist leftist practices of which the Communists are guilty. Diko states that the final break with Dr. Dimitrov came over the following incident:Dr. G. M. Dimitrov knew that Diko had organized many secret posts throughout Bulgaria and, after Diko escaped from Bulgaria, Dr. Dimitrov asked Diko to name the posts. Diko thought it wise not to write down the names of the persons in charge of the posts, and was also suspicious of this request. When Dr. Dimitrov did not receive the information he wanted, he became very angry and "showed his true totalitarian hand."(Diko has made available to the Peripheral Reporting Unit many of his files, including those on his correspondence with Dr. Dimitrov. It appears that he does know GeMe and that GeMe at one time thought well of Diko. For instance, in a letter dated October 31, 1947, Dr. Dimitrov spoke of Diko as a "here" and in a letter dated January 2, 1948, Dr. Dimitrov stated that he had sent Diko some clothing and shaving equipment.)![XE 201-652]At the present time, Diko is collaborating with the Paris group of Toncho Tenev and Vakrel Yanev. (The four Bulgarians in Lavrion who stated that they supported Toncho Tenev -- see Athens despatch 380, September 1, 1940 -- seem to be Diko's men now.) Diko makes it very clear, almost illogically and stubbornly clear, that he will continue to work with Toncho Tenev only so long as Tenev does not change his present program. Diko seems to suspect that Tenev might later evince "Monarchist" or "Gemetoist" tendencies.Diko corresponds with Toncho Tenev, Vakrel Yanev and Yanko GNEV and Zhetcho Donev in France, with Grosin Danev and (Lt. Col.) Nikola Alexandrov in Italy, with Panayot Panayotov in Venezuela, and with other Bulgarian refugees. Enclosure No. 8 is a translation of part of the text of a letter from Vakrel Yanev, which
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SECURITY: CONFIDENTIALthrows some light on the activities of the Tanev clique and the Barev brothers.d. Memorial Services for Nikola Petkov. On Saturday, September 23, 1950, Diko organized a memorial service in Lavrion, commemorating the third anniversary of the hanging of Nikola Petkov. Diko stated that about eighty refugees came to his church service. (Pictures of the occasion, see enclosure No. 10, indicate that about sixty were present.) The majority of the people in attendance were Bulgarians, but there were also a few refugees of other nationalities, a Greek priest and sacristan, and a few town officials.The memorial service lasted for more than an hour and included a mass, and a speech by Diko. Diko claims that his speech was so moving that all of the refugees cried, including himself. Following the service, Diko laid a wreath at the town soldier's monument and the group repaired te a tavern for refreshments.The cost of the memorial service, indicated below, was not inconsiderable. Diko states that he paid about half of it himself, and that the other half was paid for from collections among the refugees.COST OF MEMORIAL SERVICE|     |                            |                  || --- | -------------------------- | ---------------- || 1.  | Wreath                     | 100,000 drachmae || 2.  | Priest                     | 110,000          || 3.  | Wine                       | 40,000           || 4.  | Ceremonial wheat-and-sugar | 200,000          || 5.  | Candles                    | 100,000          || 6.  | Food and drink at tavern   | 320.000          ||     |                            | 870,000          |It is interesting to note that no Gemetoists took part in or attended the memorial service. This was claimed by Diko, and corroborated by a Gemetoist who visited the Embassy early in October to complain about the "high-handed audacity of Diko in pretending to speak for Democracy." (Note: The Peripheral Reporting Unit had been invited to attend the Memorial Service but did not do so since it did not wish to appear to sponsor one refugee group as against another.)3. CommentsDiko is a pleasant, hard working young man of average intelligence. He shows a politician's glibness which is extra- ordinary in a man of his age. He can talk for hours about
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13-00000SECURITY: CONFIDENTIAL8-THENS 588"Democracy," "our program," etc., without actually sayinganything, yet creating the impression that he is all-knowing.As an example of Diko's awareness of the politician'srole, it might be mentioned that he now wears a well cut suitof the finest materials, a pair of excellent imported shoes,a silk shirt and a silk tie. Diko is buying these on credit,at 150,000 drachmae ($10) per month. He claims that a goodappearance is necessary if he is to inspire the confidence andcooperation of the refugees among whom he is working.Diko is a rugged individualist and it would seem that hisindividualism is his greatest enemy at present. He is intole-rant and suspicious of others, and is the type of person whowould prefer to lead his own small group to suicide than tofollow as a private in a larger army whose aims were not exactlyhis own.There is a very great deal of the charlatan about Diko.CAS spoke with him on two occasions, and then discarded him asa "phony." The Peripheral Reporting Unit believes, however,that, notwithstanding his superficiality and the exaggerationsto which he is prone, Diko has such an intuitive grasp of therudiments of political deportment and showmanship, and he isso devoted to his self-appointed task of organising his "Demo-cratic Bloc," that he might become an important Bulgarian figure.Robert B Memminger,First Secretary of Embassy.10 Enclosures:(Listed on page 9.)Copies to: (less enclosures 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 10)Paris (PR)Rome (PR)Vienna (PR)Istanbul (PR)Frankfort (PR)Trieste (PR)CONFIDENTIAL
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13-00000CONFIDENTIALENCLOSURES1. "Οἱ ἀπελευθερωταί τῆς Βουλγαρίας" (Part 1 - Greek version. 1 copy only. Unclassified.)2. "᾿Αγρότες και κομμουνισμός" (Part 5. Greek version. 1 copy only. Unclassified.)3. "Οἱ Ρώσοοι ἐλευθερωτές" (Part 7. Greek version. 1 copy only. Unclassified.)4. "Ὁ ἐρυθρός Βουλγαρικός Στρατός" (Part 1. Revised text. 1 copy only. Unclassified.)5. "᾿Αγρότες και Κομμουνισμός" (Part 5. Revised text. 1 copy only. Unclassified.)6. Six newspapers containing articles about or by Diko. (1 copy only. Unclassified.)7. "Incident in Vulchedram," translation of excerpt from Diko's "Agrarians and Communism." (Unclassified.)8. Program of the "Democratic Bloc." (Confidential.)9. Text of letter from Vakrel Yanev to Diko, dated April 15, 1950. (Confidential.)10. Seven photographs of Diko and the 1950 Nikola Petkov Memorial Service at Lavrion. (1 copy only of each. Restricted.)CONFIDENTIAL
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UNCLASSIFIEDSECURITY:Enclosur N 7 to ATHENS 588,October 13, 1950."INCIDENT IN VULCHEDRAM"Excerpt from Agrarians and Communism, by Dimiter Adamov DimitrovSo one day Yamkov...(was)... told to go to the "Committee." The invitation was made personally by Tinko so that it would not have the meaning and character of an order. (He was the father of a Communist who probably had an important post in the capital.)"We have missed you, Yamkov, we see nothing of you.""Oh, well, business you know.""Why don't you come to the office of the People's Committee so that we can sit and have a talk?""To the office? What would I be doing there?""Oh, having a talk.""What do we have to talk about?""Well, as men and as fellow villagers we have much to talk about."Fellow villagers? Yamkov felt his blood boiling and rising to his head. That expression "fellow villagers" struck his ears as an irony, as an insult. He felt he was being de- filed by the mouth of that sordid murderer; because it was against these fellow villagers that his mania and extremism had been directed and his fellow villagers had been killed on his instructions; killed by the rabid mob of the Party during its first onslaught. And among these fellow villagers whom this jackal had killed there were his friends: the kind priest, the teacher and the doctor, all those who were the heart and mind of the village."Like fellow villagers?""Anyway, like friends. ... I want to discuss something with you. It's necessary that I should have a talk with you.""Now I understand. That's right, be blunt about it. At what time do you order me to be in your office?"
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UNCLASSIFIED"But don't take it that way, Yamkov. I am not ordering you, I'm inviting you.""Okay, when do you want me to come?""Come this afternoon, unless you'd prefer tomorrow.""Either today or tomorrow makes no difference to me. I'm coming this afternoon."Before going there, Yamkov passed by the druggist's, the only survivor of the circle of intellectuals, and told him about the invitation Tinko had made to him. He was the only man with whom he spoke with confidence and with whom he ex- changed ideas. The druggist rose, shocked, from his desk, affixed his spectacles with hands which were trembling, then put his hands on Yamkov's shoulders as if they were expressing his love and anxiety."Be careful, my friend Yamkov. You are a bit hotheaded and cannot control your tongue. Mind you don't misbehave. Control your nerves, because we mustn't lose you. We need you, we need you. Your home and your family and your village need you. You must not be missing when the moment arises...."Yamkov left, greatly moved, and with a decision to listen to whatever they had to tell him at the People's Committee without expressing the disgust and indignation he felt for them. He had decided to be patient, to swallow his tongue, and to listen quietly to all the filth of that social disgrace, Tinko, like a little pupil of the elementary school who is chastised by his master."The devil take him!" he spat with disgust.At the People's Committee, apart from the two "eminent" Party members - Tinko and Yanev - there was a Russian organi- zer, a large brute with an elephant neck and with a well- shaved Asiatic head. Through his large nostrils, which rhythmically closed and opened with his breathing, one felt that one was about to see the size of his mind. It seemed that he knew who Yamkov was, because his grey eyes were con- stantly fixed on him, insistently and inquiringly. Tinko introduced him."He has a son too, a Party man, our man.""Bravo, congratulations. Where is he now?" he asked."In ... (he felt like saying, Hell) ... Sofia," he corrected himself.
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13-00000SECURITY: UNCLASSIFIED"Is he studying?"Enciolce 7 ATHENS 588"Yes, he is studying to become a doctor." (He thought to himself: "a loafer.")"Fine," remarked the Russian with satisfaction. "In our set-up we respect doctors, just as we respect every scientist. We think highly of them. We give them the means to promote their science for the benefit of the whole and, of course, for their own benefit too.""Yes, yes. You love them. I have seen that with my own eyes," agreed Yamkov, scarcely managing to control himself. And there passed before his eyes the tragic scene of the assassination of the doctor a few days ago.After these words had been exchanged and he was sitting comfortably on his chair, the Russian opened his legs wide, assumed a serious air, and started the discussion. He spoke Bulgarian with great ease, like a Bulgarian."The comrades," he said, pointing to Tinko and Yanev, "spoke to me with flattering words about you and your home. You are an honest and industrious family, respectable persons, and such persons who know how to appreciate work and honesty are valuable and dear to us. It, is even more fortunate because, as I was told, you are on our side. This is only too natural, of course, since you have your son....""My son has his own ideas and I have mine," interrupted Yamkov, who had started growing angry.The Russian pretended not to notice the meaning of the interruption."Yes, I understand. Your son, being younger and more progressive, went further ahead. Youth has the lead. So I was about to say...what was I saying? Oh yes, that you have a son who could go ahead if you, too, helped, and if you didn't it would be the other way. You understand what I mean?"Yamkov felt that he was choking with anger, but he con- trolled himself. He swallowed his tongue."I understand," he said, between clenched teeth."It's good to hear that," added the Russian. "It shows that you understand things in the right way, from the proper angle, like a reasonable man and like a father." He looked
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# Enclosure 7 ATHENS 588satisfied. He thought that he had scared Yamkov with his threatening insinuation. He thought that he had him now at his mercy."And now let us speak about the specific and interesting question for which we invited you.""Let us speak," the other man agreed."People like you are valuable for us. You are exactly what is required in each village to serve as an example to be followed by others, to overcome the stupid hostility of the villagers toward our social system and thus to facilitate its completion. Such persons offer an immense service to our cause. That is why we give them our respect and our confidence, and we reward them richly, both morally and materially. We know how to honor honest men.""Yes, indeed. I can see that," said Yamkov and threw a glance at the other two "honest men," Yanev and Tinko.Yamkov's highly expressive hint did not escape the attention of the Russian, but he pretended not to understand. The two "honest men" went red to the roots of their ears and their eyes sparked with anger."After all this," the Russian went on, "the only thing that remains is for me to tell you about my proposal. You should enter the kolkhoz. There you will be able to develop all your activity, you will benefit the social whole and you will create the fundamental pre-requisites for the proper development and progress of your son."Yamkov rose. From the first words the Russian organiser had uttered he understood what he was about to come to. And, of course, he did not intend to accept the proposal for participation in the kolkhos but had intended - following the advice of his friend, the druggist - to express his refusal in quiet and well chosen words. But when the Russian had made his son's progress dependent upon his own consent to become an organ of the party - thus indirectly blackmailing him -, and especially when he clearly intimated that he wanted him to use as the bait for his fellow villagers, his honest and pure soul revolted. The wave of anger which he-scarcely managed to control broke out like a torrent. The druggist's prescription was cast away, forgotten."It seems to me," he replied, "that your affinity with base individuals like Tinko and Yanev, and undoubtedly with others still worse, has led you to believe that all the
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# UNCLASSIFIEDBulgarians are tailored to fit your plans. For otherwise you would not have spoken to me about moral and material rewards for my person, about coins of treachery, and you wouldn't have threatened me with the development of my good-for-nothing son. Oh no, Mr. Russian, you are wrong in thinking that all the Bulgarians take after your *comrades*. There are a few who cannot be bought, who do not give way to threats and do not become bait."He put on his hat and left with dignity.The others remained there, stupified and spellbound, looked at the departing Yamkov.When he had overcome the surprise which had stupified him, Tinko got hold of his revolver and hastened to reach Yancho Yamkov, who was descending the stairs without being aware of this. But the Russian organizer stopped him."No nonsense. This isn't the time for it. We shall think over how and when and where it must be done."And he did think about it. A few days later Yamkov was found dead in a field outside the village. He had been stabbed with wild ferocity.Tinko and the militia made every effort to find the murderers. And they found them. They were two peasants, two stolid and incorrigible anti-Communists, who, according to their own *confession*, written and signed before the militia, had committed the murder because they were informed that Yamkov had registered for participation in the kolkhoz and because he insistently and persistently had urged his fellow villagers to join him. The two-murderers were taken away for trial and never reappeared.Yankov's belongings, in accordance with a statement which he had "signed," were taken over by the kolkhoz.
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13-00000CONFIDENTIALSECURITY:EnclosuOctober 13, 19508 ATHENS 588PROGRAM OF THE DEMOCRATIC BLOC1.  The program is based upon the policies of the great    Agrarians such as Nikola Petkov, Dimiter Guitchev, Nikola    Mushanov, Constantin Moraviev, Verdil Dimov, Alexander    Gerginov and Alexander Stambouliski2.  The Bloc accepts the help and collaboration of all    Bulgarian anti-Communists who agree to work along the path    of Democracy.3.  The Bloe refuses to collaborate with Communists,    Leftist elements of any type such as the party of Dr. G. M.    Dimitrov, extreme Rightists, former Monarchists, Fascists,    or with the Ivan Mihailov group. This Democratic Bloc must    remain purely democratic, in the American manner.4.  The Bloc will ally itself with similar bloes now    being formed among Albanian and Yugoslav refugees.5.  As soon as the Bloc can procure the necessary funds,    it will prepare and publish protocols, resolutions, etc.,    and distribute these both to Bulgarian emigrants abroad and    to Bulgarians inside Bulgaria. The first of these brochures    will explain what the Bloc is, what it wants and why it does    not support Dr. G. M. Dimitrov. The brochure will ask for    the help of all Democratic Bulgarians.6.  "After the Bloc has proved itself", it will request    help from the United States and from the Greek Government in    penetrating and propagandizing Bulgaria.7.  The Bloc expects to help annoy the Communists in    Bulgaria and -- when the time comes to help liberate the    country.8.  When the country has been freed, the Bloc desires    free elections under a democratic system, restoration of all    personal freedoms, the adoption of a bill of rights along the    American system, the restoration of private ownership, the    abolition of cooperative farms and the abolition of the    people's courts.9.  The program advocates just and proper trials of all    Communist leaders no terrorism.10. In external affairs the Bloc advocates Balkan coope-    ration and cooperation with all democratic peoples.CONFIDENTIAL
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# CONFIDENTIALEnclosure to ATHENS 588,October 13, 1950.Letter from Vakrel Yanev, 37, Rue de Berne, Paris 8, France, to Dimiter Adamov Dimotrov, Hotel Action, New Phaleron, Greece, dated April 15, 1950.## EXCERPT.....I am here concentrating more on organizational work so that we can safeguard the idealistic purity of the Agrarian Union so heavily stepped upon and frightened by the self-willed and evil activity of the Doctor and those who circle around him. Here in Paris we finally have an Agrarian Union and we have published a circular letter in which we announce in a clear manner the division among the emigrants. I sent you some of these letters and am now again sending you one so that you can distribute it wherever necessary and to people who are interested. I will await your prompt advice as to how it is received. I know how the Barev people will receive it, but now this means nothing to us. The Bulgarian problem in its entirety interests us and we will not allow it to be misused on account of our National cause.I have not started a newspaper yet, but everything has been thought out and I hope that early next month I can release the first issue. It is not easy. You know how poor we are and it is hard to get money from the poor emigrants... Newsprint is very expensive here. My material circumstances are not any better than before. The newspaper has been thought out in its serious form and contents, so many people will have to swallow their tongues.About the National Committee: I have nothing in common with them. My opinion is that all in a very short time will be reorganized from the roots, if we honestly desire to do good for our enslaved homeland.The temporary leadership of the Bulgarian Agrarian Union in exile has been formed to include Eng./Tenev, as also Dinko Argirov. The fight with the Barevites has started strongly and even though Dr. Dimitrov is on their side we shall continue the fight, and will not stop, because it is for the pure, honest triumph of overrun Democracy.The activity on the part of the Barevites about which you wrote is this: they want to make a sub-committee and for this purpose they want Slavi Neikov as a representative. You see to what low levels they have reached and who are the leaders for the Doctor! I wonder why up to now the emigrants in Greece have not organised and picked out a committee there, which will promulgate common interests and not allow outside interference.CONFIDENTIAL
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SECURITY: CONFIDENTIALENCLOSU 9 ATHENS 588You had promised me that you would send me documentation on the bad activity of the Barevites in Greece but up to now you haven't done it, which has troubled me.. You know that I am very strong on promises. I believe the declarations you have made more than once and shall await the fulfillment as quickly as possible of these promises.I had read in the papers about the killing of Marin and others. I'd like to have you acquaint me with the circum- stances of the emigrants and what are the fronts, which faces come out as leaders, what kind of attitude they take, etc. ...CONFIDENTIAL201-45145