&e Gf SUQJECT: Gexamae Operetional “s ie3. arents, ner has it been ascortained.as yas wbether any - . fan tos6  § 1-28 ft chee, FOP ib srucime- Escape .of Seven > Fugerian iveftigees. . bo 16. Reference [raion 5 SHG, sul, 5307 “988, SOX wo Attached herewi th As the coabt-«d explanation + ee achvests! @cedyies pricr to their ese it Greece. The. ten were. an reeds int errecated oy [C438] and [O /3] lorder.to get sa-organisad resort oc their activities . te ch heir individual sta tesents against prees ether ff an: effort. te find out if any of the ddividuale may be a Selgarian agent. Shey were alse interregsted to ascertain their fature aosgible oseratienal «+. use. The report waa prepared tv RAISER. Their tedividual reserta wll be pouched shortly. : : Tt should be noticed that there acosar to be several Liiegal gros in the sountaina arquxt the Plovdiv area,inclwiing’a seera.lei *iordac Group"; hewover, mone of this information has Seen conf tired teus far, While several arrests have resulted froa sudtectat @3Cade, &t. hae aot been aacertained whether any af the arrested pergors have been Srisarlar men are also Bulgarian I... ayents. The three Paltekov hedtes and ihe two Nikoler bodies “ave egimasc! a willingness te undertake missiaig into Puig aria. esate ONIiR ve Ot forwarded to headquartars for t:.et reason. Ts ereer to proveriy evaluate their operational potentials and to Corstulate creretisaal cuans, pis prevunting them from getting contaminated in toe cavrien Cann, 2% (3 requested that ther be put in safehouses where ther can be proper.y nantiled, bearing in sind the views prusenfed in we sreceding fara Taphs. in the om antins the todies WALL be indirduaiir erascat eda. avery, effort will be mada to plok ° up any additional informetion bearine ua: tars security facter. KAPOK CLASSIFICATION | = r en = ~. i? ay a : ‘ . oo Si ee eS ~ Background Use Only _ FROM + inter « af uitsen, Athens’) , Do Not Reproduce: Ol’ bre ature . Sted ee mE deel
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Pee, DRE free ae etcneegror er oo “Rorke PSLTEKOF.: ae ce After st the Greek report and the report: of ¢ our savalta ‘sub-station . “apain individually with the hel of SASP and GASP/8 to check-their storivs,”- analyse thedr accusations, emi to deteraine their operational posutbiiities, . * piste th etary sunt to ynteretan, tm apron persone mar be ete | SUMEOT: scape of Sevon Pulgarian Refugees REFERERCE: POA-A-SM0; SMI 5309; LT i, ~ a. Stevan PaLTENOY.- © 2dravko DALANOV, el" . fSpas- RATKIN cee ; ae = 8 Petur vercoree * Tven NIKOUOY. *~ Peter PRLTESDV $2. - tue it-wes decided to interrogate all “seven of the refuzess fe “inte: thres grows ; . cite Three frudovaks | who’ wanted to escape tn. Grass: Stafen PELTAKOT», dravko DARIAN, aad Sues RATRIN. aa . bh . Ivan NIKCLOY and Petar WEOLOY, mezkers of an sllesed sati-—Conmin ist _ group iu the Plovdiv area whieh helped the Trudevaks to eacase. . Gs Petar PELTEXOV and oris 1fLTIXOV, the father and uncle reszecttively ef Stevan PELTHYOY, who served as intermediaries between the Trui:vaa: and the anti-Communist organisation In order te arrange the oscars of tie Pradevake. frey became Bo involved arranging the Tligh*? that ine - had to Teo theasel vas in order te avoid arrest. . Rul ea and DAJAN, two elose friends frow the Plovdiv srea serving, tn the sane Trudovak ont in -Fesner, ‘decided. to desert and escape -t Turier,: the neeroat non-Commmist countey. [5 March 1951 the two Truiivace were transferred to a Trudovak unit im Baleik, where they became friendly witr ancther Tredovak, Stevan PSI Tskc¥. PeLTEEOV wanted to agcane to irasce, Pp TekoY wad sure that he could get the assistance af his father, vetur Pou OV", &@ farmer in Branipule, and“Vasil LAZAR WFLA Ls brother-in-las, who was @ non-vowssioned offices in tw ¥ Infantry Rerisent tn rlevaty, ‘Sines RATKTN and DAISANOY were unable to organise a eafe escapa to Turkey, they decided to join PSLTE.c’ in bis Plight to dreece. Sinos the winter of 1950 Stovan PZLTaXCY had been urging Ris father te help nin to escape to Jresce. cetur PoLiTEAGV then aprrogghad Vasil (aca. ¢. & nonecomalesiored efficer riosewife istMaria PELTEECT, the atater of Stevan, {AZARCY agresd to >. lo aml made contest with Stevar in order‘. AFR seit ee SPRY. Matsa tion es
we Po BMPR ARR ene) efetWepe rm vias , “29 : saravenr pe, “2, raics a, reves 8. “Tere Ran PE ee 5 oP CPR Una eps writ. They traveled On foes. t. ‘ Teena, aed - “from: Yoca™ 194 ewes who would provide feod-arid. wespons. | - Recatae of confrston taore sens ireftovaks 7 sy serodiete ‘bz TAZA, OV, -his wife. _saria, ars Forte | Rely ca pra tea nis eecioe te jheece. rie ant Aine abt. cermprzorasics “Me three T the oy “arrived in @iowliv.on Too 4" without: ‘incalante. They were! the ity where they eould de scatactad. at. wight, ty one “at saetee’ ‘2 unitic sionals, Ao contact wag made wing the: ‘aight of 7 ~ t way. 295re. fore, on 3 day the. Teudovake ant to Plovdiv to see GATARST® : trip the Trudovene set Baris .i-TeRCV, Stevan PELTIAGT a ancle. ‘ The. arcue which led’ ‘to nunergug arreate, and te many chances in the nacaye © According te statements of Pett and Ivsa NIXCLOV, there is at seast a - ot aifoentary antl-Cownaist of anization in axietenca ir the Plowiv aPOd 6 co The UTCOLOY brotners sere initfated Into the organisation in Vares lyst 0: nr by onesAngel KOISTGZS ote farner, who is ablegediy tha neat cf the ‘ eo “os organ gation in tae viileze of harkove, Ploviiy district. There rare . . ws ‘giztler croupe la othue villaces. The villase ‘groups received their | . ordara from the distriet neadc.arters in Plovdiv. | Omendnele CXAtee go apparantly plays en important role in the Plovdiv Organization. Secs_ve. - is avtority extended over try Narkdvo villase group. contact: he tuden Ree ti Plovaly pia once aryl J.arkavo e@a3. maintained ly Angel TAA 7 and 7 Te per un Foy, Anal UPTE Vaall LAGANCY was aiso-‘a-member of tre Plewiiy > we. . _— apite of Sts i riCocuredat neet. LAZAINY was probatiy tha deate: of the 0 anti-Communist organisation ‘n the $ Infantry Hegiment, Lf that unit hed. ; ; an organiaation. The organization ia alleredly in comtact with soa - ; Turkiay service, -  _ : ss ‘ In tho nowntains in the Plovdiv area there ware Several grouse of rebels - ; - called Gorfani. There are auunosed to be 51 to 306 Gertand dn tues oo ts Lestersko Yountains. Ther allepedly fad a-clash with recine rdrrea ee oO durisy the nicht of 9-20 Ber 2551, Another group of four resets tad ‘ @ ciaeh with pelice in tis fee toundovo willage area. In Soth. suse . . there wer 4asvelitiea on both cides. ‘These *S jor jani® 4c°0urs alle tndiy _ ; are under the anti-Comauti ot orgenigatson (syten sey be callel Yovs . Republika). Gontact with tie croup in tne ascnteing is maintained yy: Hrietosoy and#iliey dcuaov Linu), a scodeutter from the Filiece cf Tver, |. - Plovdiv diatrist. ie ; 4 - ROR rato
Fa tie Trutorak ‘leeertars were to-arrive in: Plovdiv. ‘The uncercround: organ~ “feation ‘may: have decided that tvs. three Fours: man would to-a valuabie: . - AES tion - to “the tr. etrength, especially since they. had: been enaaa led: “te ty and’ wousd fight: fer their:Lives. The -mdergro‘yid orsani- 2 Batdon may not, have bean. sure tadt the Trudovaks would de wiilin: to jein -. the Gorjant instead ‘of cing to. PICT ‘and they say have decited: nat’. ta" aay anything 0, bhe trudovaka or to Fetur and Boris “PALM EKCY,: the favber and “‘onele® of ‘Stevan | “‘PALTEXOT, ant 49 repent them with a Sait’ ae Selig: Whey “could “Say that :there waa ne guide to: Greece”. avadlabie,: wat, wpe could be ‘found to.take thea'te tht vorjmal.’ we, ; a 10 “Parting: tha: ‘aight of g Mey. Peter Ns KOLO. hid: tne deserters in a. hiding - * place ‘near. the ‘village. of Markeve.. Ke ‘pave then rifles, a=memi tion. ceed (allegedly. obtained - -from sympati. etic soldiers in Plovdiv), and soae food. PRS following. day, 9 Ney, anoUsr eRbor. of ° underground din. tne village of . MarkovohIvey Todorov Stofavor,“r: sited them end showed toe hew to operate, ‘the weepons thay hed-resetwed. Te same dey the Tradovaks were taken by Petar NIKOLOV te a place éalled Sola dog dle which is in tne mountains abet twenty Kilometers gouth of Narkevo: Waiting for shen there were Yaetl : LAZARGY ard hig wife, Marta. ola vorlia was arposed to be the Pina. ‘hiding place-untl) their-denartcre to Oreede, Until his arrest, isa -- “NINCLOVY waa providing tne grein with fond. After NIKCLOY's arrest, tine “Etoup was elves food, wery irroculasly, y Boris PRLTSKOVe “ays: _Wesil LAZAROV and his wife trie! all dey lO kay to persuade the Truicvaks ‘ to join the. Gorgant bveause thers was no cuide evailatlie vc take thun to Qresca. The Trudovaks reused the sugtention euphatioally ard insisted that they wanted to flee te Grrete cniy. LAZARUC eit thea with tho- prosise that he would find a way 46 organise the neeape and that he and his wife would join then. . ; “por saveral days the Trudevaks ware Lote « as dole Uagila without any contact ary without food, Thay lost confidence In LAZARCY and dacided te go ‘te Markove and Plewiiv to Sind dtevaa PELTEFOVte father and uncle. On Li May they met Borle PalTcrOV in Plewiiv.. PaLYSRoy. toid them to return, Lamedlately te. Gala Mogila aa} he would bring thes some food the next day. ‘The follewing dey Doria brought shen foed. . 26 ty Teen NIRCTOY brought a guide, Kaley muiroveto Sola Noetia whe was eupposed to teke the Trojowaka ths following nigh? ta tbe Gorjangd. The Truiovake, not having a guise to. tace than te Jraece and being uostle to reusin alone in Cala Bopiis, agreed to join tne Carjaat. . The next night ne ceide case, and the Trudovaks later learned that be had bees arrested, fhe Trudevaks ware now desperate, and they wamtersd * RAPOK cari 1 ot ogee Prd eyes arene. “reearted | ito: “the: andere roast ere” Cate. ae Y re oan eae of Ree + be 2 CES ieghe Anes CARES on ENS ne ary hs oe
74-90000 RiP RSs SA 8 AER o 4 er nes 4 nen ag =, Sas 2 PRS sede epee AO APRESS tege Gm eRe ee egE sey ik. The Tredovaks remained. ‘at Wola Hod SLs costal ge dn §eil, Petar HIKGLOY stxittad hie connection with tho Srudorake avd ha’ a va Gn B dune Ivan snd Potur NIAGLOT joined’ the tredovake at dola ogila and payne ~he. PELTALOV who ‘vielted tnen ‘at Gols: Mogits: See Seace ee te the Gon fenke eee Sade fe tans Greece or to the Gorjank.. a eo PELTSICY care end told trea thet they could’ hide {i NIXCLOV's ‘home: for” & fed. a wht while. They then wont te Ivan, NIGICW 9 hos’: in. Meriden, and Learned: LUARGY bat tetegee ai of then. , Petumrned Dasdietedly to Gala Kocila, while’ Branipole ta alert Petur oni Loris telreroe sees Be. hs a result of ‘their sinless warderlag about, -qarelessly exyfosing ‘them= “ gelver te the sight of many persons, oven. withou? B. ‘betrayal the. police ” in Plovdiv would have becess susmfégous. The Plovdiv. : ‘police had“dlse probably received a requast froea the Trunovax wilt to locate the desortare Tneretord thg arrest 6f Vanil LAZAROY. was very netoral, and the arrest of. “Aiiser GITECT ‘and Petar FWIEULOY wea a natural vongeqranse.of the irterroce- tion cf LAYANCY. Cn 22 Way Ivan RLEOLOV was arrdsted because sf tha , Trudevaxs tot Lé¢ wag able to free bieself the sane day. After tao days agreed: bed twin the Trudoveks over to the police. It.i» gurtr ising t ths hin she 2323 rename renee : _ ‘Of ine piot . oo pet desided to dlee to Oreece thaneslves, sincs there was.no suide to tare. _ Ce » then to Gorgand. hoy told tho trudoveke thet. they. ‘had warned. Anval — Ce ' HRISTOUZOY ard otner senbars of the organtiation, tut that they hed - SE refsed to flee, hoping thst they conid put: the dlane. for: everything. - 7 : ee on the HIKGLGV trotrers. The BIBOLLY brothers felt ‘that it was: now: tine . to pereusdsa Petr aus Boris P: UUSEKGY, who vere aleo under auspieton, te Join the esoupe. a7.. Gn 9 June Surta PELYEKCT brousht food" te Gala Megila and stated thet-Petur © 7 PELTALOW dil not congidar the aatier too serious. Therefore, Stevan Te PELTSZOY desided te go for his father the asme day, but he was unable - “~ to reach tim bevause of tho kilitia. The next day, 1C sume, Boris weat to Graninele and orowght his hre ther back te Gela Mogilas . 28. Ca LL Jore ths aftole grovgt, consisting of the three Prudevers, the tro =: WiSULCY preotnart, and the two ELT oOY becthera, wlarted sowart Graces. a ae __ They peaeed Urreagh the viiieges of Chepelare, Stoikits, aud Saslea. ian - ‘After they, left Cheselare they did not knew tne terrain very well, and ther lost woch time becaase at this. Ca 19 fume they ercased the border inte Gregor, and oa a duns vhay surrendered te dreek authorities. . , am
ar cr ee é, ey -# “Paring Ghe fhtet days of ence light afL-of han were unantmcas in ‘plating -FaRtl TACARNGY Sor obaxything. Later Stevan ‘and the PELTKOV- ‘heir inal Boeehee thay ‘cocld mot peligre that LAZARCV, “changed: . ‘thot Folatévs ty narringe, wald- jab Rap opiate ‘This cause? * ‘nen ‘be tanet betwesn “the. Foitators and the tee RTOS, wbile ‘tha Sepiovaes ° S -* ving ARG? record: is: not wary Eavorablen” ta ois rr 6 lecionnsirs : Sense the :Comabetl sha: “Tater de jokaw’ 1 “Somennt at, youth aga aE . and finally decgne secratasy fer cul tata acd tha PSLTERCY  Wwotbere eoald t aprdiy be | suspegted of He ie now: wa te aftieer. gre ii be moaldleoioish someins open ‘a prasotéon Sf he: meld eceee lish Sonning Me or the Communist ate = . “ee cle if - “1 LAZARoy wae. ‘cepiged ¢ to Setiver ‘ia nvidovakes “0 tha ‘police, he cortainty ‘hed amale eppertamits tc do so because af? the way in which the Trudovaks waséered abort... The santa fa whicg: ihe Plovdiv police handled the RILGLOY brothers ts cuaeticuahle, simoe ths polios had not only suspicions but evidence eantuat thes, Hoosyoer, they Cié-met help the eoitce catch the degerters oten though hey cond have Cine so beret The Drudorexg and amy foal Plays: . “8 we