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Intelligence Operations in the Cold War

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Bulgaria. Ministry of Internal Affairs

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Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Todor Zhivkov Collection

Cuba's National Capitol Building, January 2010.

Central America and Caribbean

Cuba

Aerial view of National Mall

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Jan Nowak-Jeziorański broadcasting for Radio Free Europe, 3 May 1952

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty

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Western Europe

Greece

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Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich

1914- 1984

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Stoyanov, Dimitar

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Photograph of Gorbachev-Bush summit at Malta, 1989

End of the Cold War

Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

Cold War Origins

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Bulgaria. Ministry of Defense

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Warsaw Pact

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich

1931- 2022

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Zhivkov, Todor

1911- 1998

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June 20, 1988	Weekly State Security Review from the Ministry of the Interior to T. Zhivkov The Minister of the Internal Affairs, Dimitar Stoyanov, briefs Todor Zhivkov on the weekly domestic developments. Among the most pressing issues is the ongoing popular discontent in Ruse triggered by the unresolved problems with industrial pollution in the city. Another issue is the opposition of the Turkish minority to the revival process.
January 5, 1990	Statement of Alexander Lilov, Bulgarian Politburo Member, at a Meeting with the Ministry of the Interior Leadership Alexander Lilov responds to criticism from the police academy cadets. In an open letter, the cadets, concerned with the softening assimilation policies towards the Turkish minority, claim that Turkish nationalism poses a threat to Bulgaria’s territorial integrity. Lilov dismisses the fears for secession of the predominantly Turkish regions from Bulgaria and reminds his audience that historically Bulgarian nationalism has also been a particularly destructive force.
September 5, 1961	Ministry of the Interior Bulletin on Anti-Bulgarian Activity of Greece and Turkey The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports its intelligence findings on the military cooperation between the US, Greece and Turkey.
January 11, 1961	Information from MVR Inspectorate on Yugoslav Intelligence Services Against Bulgaria The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports its intelligence findings on the activities of the Yugoslav intelligence services against Bulgaria. Working both from home and in-country, the Yugoslav intelligence is allegedly trying to gather information on a broad set of issues – ranging from trade relations within Comecon, to Bulgaria’s military capacity and its potential to pose a threat to Yugoslav Macedonia.
October 27, 1966	Bulgarian State Security Report on Penetration within Enemy Intelligence Centers
February 6, 1969	Bulgarian State Security Plan for Operational Measures toward Yugoslav, Romanian, and Czechoslovak Military Attaches
June 10, 1980	Meeting of the Collegium Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior on Operational Situation in Connection with the 1300 Anniversary of the Bulgarian State
November 23, 1982	Shorthand Protocol of a Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior Leadership Meeting on Turkish issue
January 24, 1984	Bulletin No 4 Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior on Subversive Activities of the Imperialist Countries Against Bulgaria
March 9, 1984	Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior Information on Results from System Improvement for Detection of RYAN Indications