Evening star., 1944-09-06
SovietsReported
|nBuIgaria After
ArmisticePIea
Joint Peace With U.S.,
Brituin and Russia
Is Seen in Cuiro
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 6.-Bulgaria
appealed to Russia today for an
armistice, a few hours after the
Kremlin declared war. Cairo
advices said a joint peace with
the United States, Britain and
the Soviet Union was expected
as result.
The German radio at Oslo said
the Russians had marched into the
Balkan kingdom. There was no
confirmation from Moscow or Sofia.
The Bulgars asserted their gov
ernment had ordered strong meas
ures against German forces, accused
Of attacking Bulgarian Army units
claims countered by the Russians,
who said the rulers of the country
were tools of the NaziS.
Russians Consulted.
Whether terms drafted by the
Americans and British for the abor-
tive peace talks in Cairo would be
revised or presented in the same
form in the name of all three Allied
governments. including Russia, has
not yet been decided. The Russians
have been consulted on the Amer
ican and British terms and it was
learned in Cairo that little if any
chance would be necessary.
The armistice appeal. the onicial
Bulgarian radio announced, was de-
livered to the Soviet Legation in
Sofia shortly after midnight.
Red Army troops have been poised
along the northern border of Bull
garia for several days after q swift
advance through Romania.
Council Still in Session.
It appeared from the trend OF
events that should Bulgaria succeed
in making peace with Russia she
might find herself at War with Ger
many.
The Sofia radio said the Bulgarian
council of ministers was still in ses-
sion early today after directing the
armistice appeal. but whether this
meant that further steps against
Germany were being contemplated
was a matter of conjecture.
The council meeting was sum-
moned at 3 pm. yesterday, Sofia
said, to take decisive and Arm
measures" against German troops
who attacked Bulgarian Army units
engaged in disarming NaM soldiers
fleeing across the border from Ro-
mania. The disarming order had
been given in conformity with Bull
garia's previous declaration of "neu-
trality."
While the meeting was in progress
word was received of Moscow's de-
claration of war, and Foreign Min
istry official was dispatched i'm
mediately to the Soviet Legation to
request an armistice, Sofia de-
clared.
No reference was made in the
broadcast to the United States or
Britain, against both of whom Bull
garia declared war early in the pres
ent conflict while remaining tech
nically at peace with Russia.
Nazi Forces Resisted,
Sofia said Bulgarian troops strong
ly resisted when attacked by Ger
man forces, but asserted that the
Nazis-by a surprise assault-had
captured number of Bulgarian
staff officers and had disarmed some
Bulgarian units.
The German radio announced
without comment that Bulgaria had
asked Moscow for an armistice.
The Russian declaration of war on
Bulgaria was issued yesterday after
repeated Soviet warnings that Bull
garia's profession of neutrality"
was not enough and that she should
take up arms against the Nazis to
square herself.
sWhether Bulgaria voluntarily will
go to war with Germany remains to
be seen. However, of all Hitlers
one-time Balkan allies only Hun
gary still appears within his grip.
The Berlin radio this morning re-
ported bitter fighting between Hun
(See BULGARIA, Page A-2.)