ESCAPE STORY OF PETER NIKOLOV.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: CHIEF FDP
Document date: 1/11/52
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. On. 2). June 1951 Petur NICiOV escaped fron Pilgaria l Oraoco wich als

urother, Ivan MIND%, jet and la sla PalINDY, and sureo trudorado,

SLOTAn PELURCÓ, LITRKO PA'AiDi, and giaO ILATEIN.

Inter-AZO 1 TAlusülY, JALATER, DIC, RELSEH, RASP, and DASP/B.

2.

On the urgin, of Antel Il'isruOr, the loader of the undersround troup 1n

Markovo, Feter liMoLer doined the underground organisation in the Plovidio

sta in larch 1751, bealine menuers of the organiza:ton maro Angal CHAROV

of I'lorile, socord Menterant likoialILENCi of Plordir, and Argal

IRISTOLOY and likola TODOROV of Markovo.

Vauil LAYAROV, a non-comissioned

offtear lo Plordir, hal an Important solo in the organisation.

3. .NICOLOY knew abort the adistance of she Gorjani resistance group in the

Rhodopt and Balkan Hountains.

basiion 1ta foberal anti-Countat sitivities,

the underground organization in the Piordly wes had the task or alding the

curlant by supplying then with food, mampons, and armunition. Informant

never san pio jorjans, but ene of his dutloa maa to collect arme and

amun1t101 for the forjand and dallver ther to Angol Hriatosov who had

contact with the Gorjant and dallvered armanent to them.

Similar undergroand urganisations have been organised In the villagas of

Fazaorgay 8251 andoro, Sr. Spaa, Ivor, Sonativo, ail as utich are 1n

tha Provaly ared.

So Om 7 Mar 1951 MIXOLO: received ondera from dugal Crañor to tao cano di

three deserted Truloviis, Spas LA!TIN, AdraTO DAIJANOV, and Stelan PELTErOr.

None of toss sara knom to likclot.

NIXOLOV a clean ta reconition

simal (whistling) aid was cold that the thres Trudovaks hal been Inducted

Into the orzariza: 1on ly Vasil LAZASOY, a person them NIXOLUV could trust

and cooperate

witn. Ha was Lold that the tridorake should le fad and arnol

until a guito sate en tako then to tac Gorjant.

NIXOLOV was told that he

world itna tne Irudoraks in a roaded rea near Bolshtica. NIKOLOV mas not

able to contact the Irudorass that nicht.

6.

The next day, B Maj, MIKOLOV Mith Vasil LAliOl, contactod Spas PAeAIN and

MIKOlaW took over the rridorars und hid then in tho

vicinity o: Markore. Pas Chir! ImMovan, PAraTeo DAIJANO%, Fas alasing,

and he vas Locatos thio jane nuche by Argol MiSTOZol in branipolo.

MNSPORCY conduced ChiMiOU to the hidine place ef the other tro

MIrCior pare the truanvals food, three old Turkish rifloa with a unition,

and a hand irenade.

7.

On 2 jai cho Trulovars tore disited

at "ter hiding ploco by lvan sodoror

hog to sagale tre tangons chay had rocelsi

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• During che nipt or 910 May MIkolDs, on clers of Vail LAZAROV, too

ho trudovaka to a hiding plaso In J01a logia, mich 1a 20 kLlonstor

Bouth of larkaro.

Thon LudrOv and tho TruSIVaAS ATIVAd there they

found Vaall INTROV and hie no laria micin for ther. MIXCLOV lalt

it a, and IATAROV aid his wife rotalned win thes all the next day,

10 ME 1951. MarIa LAtOr 10 1 sieter of Staan PALtsoV.

9.

Acoording to Peter NIXOLOV, INC STOZOV orderl Peter's brothor, Ivan

NIKOLOV, to provide the Trudovake with rool.

he coased to do so.

BOrIa PELTEOV, uncle of one or the three iridorals.

10. NIKOLOV san the Pradovake in Ploydly and L'artaro on lu Ma and ho gave

then food and a blanket.

On 15 or 16 May Ivas NIXOLOY brought Iller OrMOV to dola Loglia.

GUIROY

mas to guido tha prudovalo to the Gorjant tacauso there mas no cuido

avatlablo to tako ten to Groaco, The Icioung day GIUROY was arrestod

and there mes no one olse to take them to tis Gorja1.

• 12. Following the arrest of Vasli LatARov ovory precaution mas takon to pro

ent tro volice from locating the trudoraks. Their Location sas chango

sovoral tinoo.

1J. On 5 Jue Pater NIXOLOY was arrestol by State Security. He was intorrogatod

and boaton by the socirity agento in an effort to nake hin adedt h1o

connection with the trudovais. Narcloy raruset to atale anything untu

shown a atatasant simod by Vagil IZAROV lo the arioct that Potor

had cooparated with LiAROV in hidin:; tis Traiorais.

Ho saw. that LAZAROV

hnd siven may tha enturo organization so be desided to calk.

Cold about everybody but loutenant Alinior al Plorlar. Polimming, his

confession Poter was forced to algu a statesars that ho my Jossing. State

securley under the nano of "Hriato" and that he would obtaln from lia

brother Ivan the recogaltion sichals for costacting the trutoraks. On

I JUDA NTKOLOV as raloased to contact his brother.

He was talu to report

back to the police by 1700 tha sane day. Mhas MINCIOU want baci to the

palice ho told them that ho was not able to "Ird his brother and that ha

would try again the sort dev.

Actually Pater had no his other Ivan on

tho Mariovo-Plorin road, ant he had explazral line a.ruation to ua and

told la 2o war Arcel HaTSrOLoV and othars tho mich la compromeed ur

LAZARO, '8 uni his co contessloos.

Polor surested at ovaryone ho was

In dangor go the next day to Gole Mogile, Iros there they toild ibate for

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Ie. The pollie mithorilles toll deter MOT le in hig nuudd inhe safe

(7-8 Juno) at cio factory 1 Plowdir thore ha ras ag:ojad.

Artor work

ho was takon by the police to darloro and nas orderod de cutan

the

recrinleion signaig.

He was alan crimed to tring tho tridorais the

nort day to a colies shop between Piorlir and larkovo, and he ras

Instructed as to nor he shouid behave upos enterine the shop si tho

Trudovaks were arnod, unarued, or did not come. He vas then allored

to go home.

15.

then NIXOLCY arrivod at hoso allo: boins reloared by the pollco, no found

Ivan told his t'at to had carrled out Poler's orders,

but ebat Angel HRISTOZOV and the others did not want to leave because they

Salt sure that they toald be ablo to place all the gulle on the NIKOLOV

brothers who were sacaping.

16.

Karly In the morring of 6 June Poter und Ivan NIKOLOV la't their home and

headed toward Dola Moptia, thore they joined the Trudovako. No policemen

were seen in the area. At dola Nocile they maltod for Borig and Poter

PELTEXOY until 10 fine, and then all of then started toward the dreak

borde which they cruesed ithout Incident en 19 June. They surrandered

lo the Greak authorities on 21 juns.

17.

Peter had knom Vasil LAZAPOT as a child, but he had not seen him for

alt roars until the than of the trudoran attair, lle knows that LATAROV

mas chalman of tho Consundat sout Urgantiation-10 Salaghtica, WINCLOV

thinks that LAzARoV ray have been & double agent, but 11 no had roaliy

wanted

to botray the group he had ample opportunity to do 80. In ary

ease NIXOInY feals that Ih'HOV did not aut in good faith because be

promiaed the truduvaka a guide to iroaco whilo ho actually intendad to

send then to the torjand.

NIKCLOY did not know the Trudovaks, but he had

reard of Potar and Borla FELT:KOV, and he considora then to be natlonal1sts

even though ho had rome misunderstandirs with thes duiing the flight to

Arseco, Anong the Trudovaky he likes Spas RAIKIN best.

18.

After beino leid alono at the Lavrion Camp for a considerablo tina, Peter

and Ivar NIKOLDY applied for migration to Braall. In the baginning they

more willing to atay 1n Grasce and ficht Communion Ir. Bulgaria. They

expressed to RaIsey thelr millinness to go sissiran into Bulgarin, but

RISEN sado no cominenta. Since no action mas taken, both laft for

Brasil 17 Novembar 175L.

29. Cost To eat ad value of the brutal a not roy ran satson

Neverthnless, they are williag and able to try aste-

In to Po the future tore care atta should be ra an a beer to prover

thing.

prospootive agents from beconing discouraged and leating.

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