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14-00000 verenee lta ail a tia i eee a nee ane ery pony A AP tecreen nce paguegmit ameter remeron von Re oe 1. 2e 3. be é. om APOK gecape Story of Peter NIKGLUT « Qn-2), June 195] Peter NINCLOV escaped from Silgaria to dreece with hie brother, Ivan NTEOOVY, retur and cis PELTEXOV, and three fruaovaks, Stefan PELOSI, Zivrako DASALUV, and Spae NATCIN. In Greece he wag intersogatec Uy TARAGSAAN, TALATE , DIC, FR ISER, GASP, and vasP/8. On the urgine of Ancel RTSTUZOY, the leader of the underground group in Markowo, Feter NIKGLC? joined the underground organization in the Plovidiv area in Vareh 1951. Leading senbers of the orga:nigasion were Ange] CXAROV of [lorite, Second lieutenant Nikola MILZN/O7 of Plovdiv, and Angel HRISTOZOY and Nikola TCOCROY of Markovo. Vasil LAZAROY, a non—comnd s3loned officer in Plovdiv, had an important role in the organisation. . NIKOLOY knew about the existence af the Gorjand resistance group in the Rhodopi and Balzan “Mountains. besides its geberal anti-Cosmniat activities, the underground organization in the Plovdiv ares hed the task of aiding the Gorjani ty supplying them with food, weapons, and ammunition. Informant never saw tle Jorjani, tut ene of his duties was to collect arms and ammunitica for the Jorjani and daliver thea to Angel Hristosov she had contact with the Gorjani and delivered armazent to thea. Similar underground orcanisationg have been organized in the villegea of felashtica, Ferdinandovo, Sv. Spa3, Laver, Kowativo, ail cf wach are in 214 Pad Vv area. (mn 7 May 195] NIXOLOY received orders from Angel CKAROY to tuke care of tures deserted Trudovans, Spas KACKIN, Zdrarko DAMJANOV, and Stefan PELTEXOY. None of toes wera known to VIKCLOY. NIZOLOY wee given wha recopnition sipnal (whistling) and was told that tra three Trudovaks hai becn inducted into the organization ty Vasil LAZANCV, a person whem NIKOLUY could trust and cooperate witn. Hs was Lold that the Trudevaks should be fed and armed until a guide cane te take them to the Gorjani. NIKOLOV was told that he would fing tne Trudovaxs in a wooded area near Belshtica. NIKCIOV wug not able to contact the Trudovaxs that night. Ths naxt day, 8 May, NIKOLOV with Vasil LAZAROY, contacted Spas RALCIN and Stefan PELTINOV. NIXOLCVY took over the Trutsvaxs and hid then in the 9 vicinity of Markore « Ths thirt Tmidovan, Zdravac DANJANOY, waa missing, 7. and he was jocated the same nirht by argeal HRISTOZOV in Branipolo. RALSCOZCY conducted CAICANOY to the hiding place ¢f the other two Trudovaks. WIACLOY jtave the Trugevaks food, taree old Turkieh rifles with a: unitiog, and a hand rrenade. . Cn 9 tay the Trutovars were visited at “heir hiding place by ivan :udarer SICJAIC LS wue sucwsi ‘ts boites how 4y trate tne weapons they had received ‘700 aS ee
POOLE OPER TIE HE HOT I TO ITE BS Ce TR YS Mes so oh TERR Cm oe SR ARNT 8 LUO AEB HO AN OER RE ICC EAY CO TEREST MOI AN JN EE LEST AT he eg ene . . eat 3 8. 9. 10. During the night of 9-10 May NIKOLOY, on crders of Vasil LAZANOY, took the Trudovaka te a hiding place In Gola legiia, which le 20 kilonsters south of Markevo. hen LAZANOV and the Truicvaas arrived there they found Vasil [AZASOV and his wife Maria waitin: for thea. NIKCLOV left thua, and TAZANOV and his wife rerained with thes all the next day, -10 Hay 1951. Maria LACANOVY is a sister of Stefan PALTEKOV. According to Peter NI“OLOV, HRTSTOZOV ordered Peter's brother, Ivan _ NIKOLOV, to provide the Trudovaks with fool. Ivan carried fond sereral times to Gola Mogila, but after belnc questioned about it by tins police he ceased to do so. Later the foou was aupposed to have been taken by Boris PELTEXOY, uncle of one of the three Trulovaks. 2 NIKOLOV saw the Trudovaks in Plovdiv and Markov on 1) way and he gave them food and a blanket. —— — — On 15 or 16 May Ivan NIXOLOV brought Ilievy GIUNOV to Gola Hogila. GUIROT was to guide the Trudovaks to the Gorjaeni because there was no guide available to take ties tq Greece. Tha foliowing day GIUROV was arrested and there wea no one eles to taka them to tha Gorjanl. ' Following the errest of Vasil LAZAROV every precaution was teken to pre- vent tre police from locating the Trudoveks. Their lecation was changed several times. On 5 June Peter NIKOLOV was arrested by State Security. He was interrogated and beaten by the Security agents in an affort to sake hia admit his connection with the Trudovacs. NIKGLOV retused te adnit anvthing until he was shown a statement sirned by Vasil :AZAROV to the elect that Peter had epoperated with LAZARCV in hiding tus Tradovaks. He saw that LAZAROV had given away the entire organization 30 be decided to talk. NIKOLOV told about everybody tut Lisutenan’ UUEsNOV of Plovdiy. FolLowing his confessicn Peter waa force o digo a statanant that he was joining State Security under the name of "Hristo" and that he would obtain from his brother Ivan the recognition sifmals for contacting the frudovaks. On 7 dune NIKOLOY was released to contact his brother. He was told to report back to the police by L7G0 the same day. Hhea NIXCLOY went back to the police he told them that he was not able te Tind his brother and that he would try again the next day. Actually Peter had mes his brother Ivan on the Markovo-Ploviiv rosd, ant he had explained the s.tuativon to wom and told als to warn Angel HRTSPOZOY and others who wight be comorosaiged ty LAZAROD's anid his om confessions, Peter surcested wat everyone whe was in danger go the next day to Gola Mogile, from whera they would jeave for Greece. Mt ere orn a enn aR Se Seva aS
Ty! piper panne St TP RO Me eae tT He w Segre @ reer my toe ee ee ted is. 1s. 16. a7. 1}. \ weeegnition signals. Ke was aleo erdared te bring the Trucovaxs the whe VS The police a:thorittes told [eter BixCTOV te werk hag usual night gift (7-8 June) at thu factory in Plovdiv where he was emloyei. After sork he was taken by the police to Markcro and was ordered te cbtuin the next day to a coffee shop between Plovdiv and Yarkovo, and he wag instructed as to nuw he shoud behave upoa entering the shop if the ; Trudoveks were armed, unarued, or did not come. He was then allowed to go home. aes When NIKOLCV arrived at hone after being released by the police, he found hie other there. Ivan told him t..at ke had carried out Peter's crderg, but that Angel HRISTOZOV and the othera did act want to leave because they falt eure that they would be able to place all the guilt on the NIKOLOV brothers who were sacaping. Yarly in the morning of 6 June Peter and Ivan NIKOLOV le%t their home and headed toward Gola Uogila, where they joined the Trudovaks. No policesen were seon in the area. At Gola Mopile they waited for Deris and Peter PLLTEXOV until 10 June, and then all of them started toward the dreek berde-> which they cruesed without incident on 19 June. They surrantered to the Greek authorities on 21 Jun. . ; 4 PAalad a neth sas es entity Ss hak ek nee? Peter had known Vasil LAZAPOY as a child, tut he had not seen hia for a#ix years until the tims of the Trudovax affair, He knows that LATAROV was chairnan of the Communist rout. ursanitzation-in Salashticsa. NIKCLOV thinks that LAZAROY may hava been a double agent, but if he had really wanted to betray the croup he had acple opportunity to do soa. In any ease NIKOLOV feels that LACANOV did not act in good faith because ha promised the Tradovaks a guide to Greac* while he actually intendad to gend them te the Gorjani. NIKGLOVY did not knew the Trudovaka, but he had reard of Peter and Borie PELTEKOV, and he considera them to be nationalists even though he had rome migunderstandirgs with ther during the flight to Greece. Among the Trudovaks he likes Spas RAIKIN best. After being Jafé alone at the Lavrion Camp for a consideretle tine, Petar and Ivan NIKOLOY applied for imiisration to Brasil. In the beginning they vere willing to stay in Greesce and fight Commnisa in bulgaria. They expressed to REISEY their willingness to go missieas into Bulgaria, bub REISER made no comnitmenta. Since no action was taken, both left for Brasil 17 November 1751. Comment. Tue operational value of the brothers was not very high, apecially after the arrest of some mensbers of tha underground organization in the Plovdiv area. Nevertholess, they are willing and able te try aome- thing. In the futurs sore rapid action should be takon in order to prevent prospective agents from becoming discouraged and leaving. KAPOR