104-10071-10354 = Secu IrORTRTION * "_GPECIFY, AIR OR SEA P oe) 3. While several arrests have resulted from ‘subjects! | ‘escape > it. has. not “ne certained whether~’ cany,.of “the varrested’ persons have ‘been: ‘Bulgarian * gente Fy nor has it been ‘ascert edas yet: ‘whether: any of. the: above che Same: “times” ‘Peltekov bodies and the ‘two Nikolov’ Lodies have: ‘expressed a a wee ", willingness to undertake missions into Bulgaria. ‘Their PRQ!s have been . rh “, forwarded to headquarters for that reason.. In order to properly evaluate _ their operational potentials and to formate operational plans, plus. : preventing them from getting contaminated in the Lavrion Camp, it is requested that they be.put in safehouses where they. can be properly - a —~" —“~"handled, bearing in mind the vieqs presented in the’ “preceding” paragraphs. A -In the meantine the bodies will be.individually evaluated -and every - «<, @ffort will be made to pick up any edgitional” } information. bearing’ on. . ., the > Becurity factor. tb, Be, . yo, PIA TMI te
14-00000 ae . SUBJECT. Escape of Seven Bulgarian Refugees | REFERENCE: POA-A-$310} sald 53095, 13h "Ree Petur oui 2 ae ‘tIvan NIKOLOV:..GL - .™ Peter PELTEKOV €, Le: _% Boris PELTEROVE ¢: “After studying: the: Greek report: and. the. “report. of. our Kavalla sub-station. ~ » (PGK-A=h,78) 5 it was ‘decided to. interrogate all“seven.of the. ‘refugées ne re again individually. with the help of GASP and GASP/8 to check:their’ stories, ~.~ analyze their accusations, and to determine: ‘their operational. possibilities. | ~ Petur PELTEKOV- and - Boris PELTEKOV 5. the “Sather. and ‘uncle “respeotively, ‘Stevan PELTEKOV, who ‘served as. intermediaries between ‘the~ ‘Trudovak and the anti-Communist organization ‘in order to arrange the escape ‘of thé Trudovaks. They became so involved arranging the flight that they chad to flee Shemsel ves. in. rder to avoid: arrest. - » RALKIN and DAMJANOV, “two ‘Close. friends. ‘from the: ‘Plovdiv area serving in’ ‘the Same Trudovak unit in Beamer, decided to desert and escape to Turkey, “the nearést non—Commnhist country: | In March 1951 the two Trudovaks were a ‘transferred to a Trudovak unit:in Balcik, where they became friendly with | _gnother Trudovak, Stevan PELTEKOV. PELTEXOV wanted to escape to Greece, ok “PELTEKOV was’ sure that he could get the assistance of his father, Petur PELTEKOV, a farmer in Branipole, * andWasil LAZAROVS4his brother-in in-lav, -Who was a non-commissioned officer in the 9° Infantry Regiment in Plovdiv. Since. ‘RAIKIN and DAMJANOV were unable to organize a safe escape to TUPKEY a they. decided to join PELTEXOV in his flight to Greece. Hastinsatis * ‘Since’ the winter of 1950 Stevan PELTEXOV, had been urging shod Yast. to help. hin to escape to Greece. Petur PLLTEROV@then anvro d Vasil LAZANGV, _ &’non-comiss Soned, officer whose wi fe is Varia ped che sister of “ Stevan. wy agreed to nelp, and made contact with Stevan, 34 order to, . > TAL ed an Z a ' i ) 1 are rm, — ; t ¥ i a
14-00000 es - organize his. escape to Greece. | From that time all correspondence. with’ , Stevan concernins the escane wes carried by Yesil ‘LAZAROY and his wif fe; .Waria. Marta sent her brother & civilian suit, and the’ father sent hin | —- * §,000 leva. Sy the end cf Asril 1951 LAZARCY inforred 3 Stevan thet he _.. had. found a guide who would take hin to-ireece if Stevan could come to : Plovdiv before a2 Ley 195k. ea Bat be te ke BR “to. lesre, ena on 0! Way vhey ‘deseited ‘their Tne ived in’ Plovdiv: on. 7 May without Ancident. “They. were met: by |- TAZAROY and his wit fe. “and - they. were. then. taxén- to -a hiding Place. out side: “the city where they. could: be’ cont tected: ab gat: br one. of ignals ,” no. contact was’ madé “dur: <g the night of. TS May 1951... There-. -fore,-on.8 Mey thé Tradovaks went to ‘Plovdiv to seé “DAZAROV.. ‘On: this trip the Trudovaks' met Boris riuTix0V, Stevan PELTEXOV'S: uncle: The - Tradovaks , | accompanied by, LAZAROV , his wife, Maria, and Boris PELTEY “ERISTOZC ; ie i178 vai austrist, ; ‘The: ‘ttese. groups | received tneis orders: prom the “district headquarters in Plovdiv. on Minsle CxARCY4 apparently plays an inportent rele an tne Plevdiv organization because is ‘authority extended: over the:arxovo village group.:. Contact between “= he Plovdiv headquarters: and Varkevo. was maintained by Angel CYARCV. and (¢ gel HRISTCZC C¥. Vasil LACARCY was also a member of the Plovdiv group in 2st. -LAZARCY was probably the leader’. Of the: “antl Commis organization inthe $ infantry Regiment, if thet unit had me ‘ An-organization. The organization - is s allegedly -in contact with some “Purkish service. pS : eS in, the. mountains in t: “eal gts Zorjani. There 2 ) Nounteains, everal groups of redels Ar ae Sorjani in the ~ Aan oa oD four reb ares. In both cases it’ groups allegedly called «i Ove . rein ae oat Ole beac wie : unit 7 They | treveled on. foot to Varnée, anc from Varna to ‘Plovdiv: by. train. . ‘who would provide ‘food land: weapons... “Because or ‘confusion ‘in’ “pecoani ts one
14-00000 ce Lt pg ney, . enna Bireiece hlthough’ LAZAROV. stated ‘that he. had a » dude available, he’ 2 actually did ‘|not have a guide at his disposal, nor did he have any personal contact .\with the "Gorjani". He may have reported to the underground group that “Nf... ization may. have decided that the three, young men would be a Valuable | yo faddition: to- ‘their strength, especially \ Since they had been compelled to” live. “iMegally and would ‘fight for their lives. The underground organi- the CGorjani- instead. of. going to. Greecé, and.they may have. decided not to’ thing’ to the ‘Trudovaks: or, to Petur’ and Boris PELTEKOV, the father | Sle: f. Stevan | PELTSKOV,. and aa cowl Say. that “there was "no" “guide to Gresce, available; but & guide - id” be. ‘found ‘bo: then. to. the © Goran... re — olay ‘the ‘Trudovaks wére “taken ‘ty eos for them there'were Vasil: May | - : =to join the Goriani: écause “there was) tio ‘miide available to take then to ‘Greece. The Trudovaks refused the suggestion emphatically and insisted nat they wanted to flee to sreece.only. LAZAROV left then with the ~ mise that he would ‘find: a way: te. organize the escape : and that he. and i ‘wife would Join’ “then. oe For several days the: ‘trudovaks were ‘left ‘a + Gola Hogila without any eee We “--""- Gontaet and without food. They lost confidence in LAZARCV and decided | to go to Markovo and Plovdiv ta find 3tevan eee father ‘and uncle. on. Uy May they met Boris PELTs<Gv in Slevdiv; SUTEKCV told them to return immediately to Gola tice: : — vould wring them some food the next. d . The followin: day sght then food, 13. on16 May Ivan NIKCLOY brought & guide ASLiey mirov4o Gola me) _ who was Supposed to take the Trudevaks ine Saisgine night to the . Gorjani., The Trudovaks , not having a guide to take then to Greece and acr reed to join the Gorjani. 4 ULae a being unable to remain alone an Sola” ocile,. “‘The™ next nicht ne suidé ca: ae pasos d been arrested. oPne. frday Po Dar one ais later learned ‘that he pay desseraty, and they. wandered -\the Trudovak deserters were to arrive. in Plovdiv. The underground orgen~_ gation’ may not havé ‘been sure that the Trudovaks would be willing to join present. them with a’ fait” “accomli:. lafogila: ‘which -is in. the: mountains. about. WF Seelam tienda eiltete Sue Ea DATA Ga URE NRRD, ee eeste pe ore Re wre = . Say oats ro . . , coal Q . ‘ 7 1 uo PA paneaganin peer nce cement IREPORT ST A ORS SI PABA SURES PPI BRD PEN AE NAR ANGER af . ad te 7 Sat 7 Yor ta etree qa! 1 | }
14-00000 ns > Patan be es anene nee sermpe ete aren pies! pee ccna armacet mE OT ae about, between Gola i noniley Plovdiv, and ‘arkovo looking for. help. ‘on \ ne “TO" May, they" were Dersuaded - by Vasil LAZAROV to return to. Gola Mogila to | wait. for a guide. The same day. LAZAROV was arrested, and on 22 May his : “wife was arrested. The Trudovaks were told about the arrests by Feter . PELTEKOV ‘who visited them at Gola “ogila on.22 end 26 May.: Peter P2LTE KO then - assumed the task. of Fanding: a. guide to take’ the” :Trudovaks, either to + Greece: or’. to ‘the Sorjani. = ; is ‘ eae the. “prudovaks. réinainied at Gola itogsza anti - 7 june. “On: 7 Jun e Boris - ELTEKOV, came: and’ fou en that, ney 7 gourd ide in . NIXOML : i = a te ‘Gola i ogila, while Zdravko: DAMJANOV went ‘to. Branipole to | alert. étur and Boris PEL EKOV. ‘ines wandering ‘about, celetosety Siopicine then- £. many: persons, even ‘without. 2-betrayal: the | police ° es Plovdiv bolice had also: : be" desert ters. 3 a | ..¢ < seh ‘himsel? the prvegted af days LOVe admitted. his. connection. with the Trudovaks and: he. oe udovaks over-to the police. “It is “surprising that. ice ave, hime the - “time ortunity to warn the: other members. oO. . Ee a vee . os + meeepet marae ntin, treet “an v joined the nrudovaks. at Gola Mogila and “decided to flee to Greece themselves, since there was no’ guide to take _ them to Gorjani They told..the. Trudovaks thet they had. warned Angels RISTOZOV and other ‘members of the organization, but that: they: had - ‘refused to. flee; hosins’ that they could put the blame for everything - on the NIKCLOY. brothers. The NIKCLOY brothers felt that. it was now time .. ‘to ‘persuade Fetut “and ° Poris PalTulCy, who were also under Suspicion, to . join the escape. =: oO oe i BuLTERLY decked ‘to reach him beca: “to. Branipole and he next dat 3 40 gune, “Roris. went x‘ to. cla jonila. - OPoy au pel pee the. who eater cere MeN Cette nese t He ce Trudovaks, the tro | start * 3 a ‘ wan: vOward ores + sae fo Bae eee . < ‘ a ak. ne ality re os to : z se -o , - vet es . SE aa Tewitag ont oe ele Fane nein peewee sae + ew eteanceantten ud wtih ted meeendaed 5
14-00000 fH! SO caine deceit, LAZARCV was: arrested and the NIXCLOV brothers were ; - . poe AE wee, ° . “ tue oy se tt a) c amy Lne uc y x oro 5 ann a against the NINCLCY brothers whe hac the seme olen. The Trotovels wanted only to come to Greece. Zecause of 2 misunderstanding or deliberate te Greece. In addition; during his interrogation, LAZARCY betraved not. ee ile only the Trudovaks, but members of the underground organization as well. vy Hezsons have been or will bé saprisened for tnis. Darin. the first ders of their flicnt 212 of then were unanimous in Sante Vasil TAZARCY for. everything. _ Later Steven and the FILTEKCY _brethers changed ‘their mind bécause thev could not believe that TAZANCY their relative: by marriage, vould betray then inventionaliy. This caused near hatred betiveen the PELTSNCYS ‘and the NINCLCVS, while the Teudcovake remained neutral. serving: in: to vhriger! exe i accomliss something useful ic 2 mmunist sod + Ww osed to deliver tA if SOS 2 Tridovaks te ‘the Delice, : 3 had Stinity te do so becsuse cf the war in vhick the Trodovaks wandered | ateut.-- The manner in wrich tne Plicvdiv police handled the NTYCLOT “is questionable, since the pclice ned not only. sussiéions but against, then However , oth “ey ic not. nelp the nclice catch the deserters even: “though “they couls nave cone so easily. The tTr:¢doveks ant the TERY brothers cowie hardly De suspected c? any foul lev. - i o™ te mabe get ege a aenentettn ce me + 2 none: