The Bulgarian government ordered its troops to make only token resistance, and evacuated between ten thousand and fifteen thousand people from the border region, trusting the League to settle the dispute.
Bulgaaria valitsus käskis oma vägedel osutada vaid sümboolset vastupanu ning evakueeris piirialadelt 10 000 – 15 000 inimest, jättes konflikti lahendamise Rahvasteliidu hoolde.