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Cuba's National Capitol Building, January 2010.

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

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Bulgaria. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Zhivkov, Todor

1911- 1998

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East Asia

China

Executive Committee of the National Security Committee during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Todor Zhivkov Collection

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Bulgaria. Communist Party. Central Committee (BCP CC). Politburo

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Fidel Castro, 1959.

Castro, Fidel

1926- 2016

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Dichev, Dimo Novakov

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Kumbiliev, Georgi

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Sino-Soviet Relations

Sino-Soviet Split, 1960-1984

Economic Cold War

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October 24, 1962	Chief of Staff, Bulgarian Navy, Order Regarding Naval Combat Readiness The Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Navy issued an order to prepare the Navy for mobilization, citing a Bulgarian government declaration about the Cuban missile crisis. The Chief of Staff's secret order includes 19 specific commands for preparation. Commands include orders regarding necessary supplies for combat readiness, repair schedules, deployment, arming vessels, radio communication, and increased surveillance, among others. The Chief of Staff order includes reporting requirements and specific dates for execution.
October 24, 1962	Message from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry to the Cuban Embassy in Sofia The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry sends respects to the Cuban Embassy in Sofia and states that "competent Bulgarian authorities have included the Republic of Cuba as a socialist country in the plan for 1963."
September 2, 1962	Note from Cuban Ambassador to Bulgaria, Salvador Garcia Aguero, to Bulgarian Foreign Minister, 2 September 1962 Warning about the content of Castro’s declaration with regard to US threats against Cuba. Reference to the media and other authorities copies of the declaration.
March 26, 1965	Minutes of Todor Zhivkov – Raul Castro Meeting in Sofia Zhivkov lays out his perspective on the place of Bulgaria within the Communist Camp. He also talks about the Balkans and the rift between Bulgaria and Romania. Both leaders discuss the Chinese accusations of Soviet Revisionism. Raul Castro talks about the strength of the communist movements in Latin America and the prospects for successful social revolutions in Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Brazil.
August 15, 1968	Report from the Bulgarian Ambassador in Havana, Stefan Petrov to Todor Zhivkov on the Domestic and Foreign Policy of Cuba The ambassador gives an assessment of the Cuban domestic and foreign policy. He characterizes Fidel Castro as an adventurer and points to certain communist party decisions that are incompatible with the Marxist-Leninist doctrine.
April 9, 1979	Memorandum of Todor Zhivkov – Fidel Castro Conversation, Havana Memorandum of a discussion of the future of socialism in Latin America. Castro expects that the social instability of the region will lead to increased socialist influence and revolutionary movements, specifically in Nicaragua and Grenada. He cites two difficulties in his quest to help the Latin American revolutionary forces: his weapons stockpile is running low, and he has agreed to not transfer Soviet weapons to other countries.
January 3, 1981	Information on the Meeting with the Delegation of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front of El Salvador (FMLN) A summary which outlines the main points of discussion raised during a meeting that has taken place on 17 December 1980 in Havana between members of the Bulgarian Communist Party and representatives of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). The document details the plans of FMLN to proceed with organized political and military action against the current regime in El Salvador. According to the text, the FMLN intends to establish a temporary government of the "Democratic-revolutionary Front" which would propose a cease fire and would support negotiations as an alternative to a complete military victory over the regime.
August 7, 1979	Letter from Sofia to Havana Regarding Perspective Plans for Intelligence & Security Collaboration
June 22, 1981	Report from Gen. M. Minkov, Deputy Minister of the Interior on Bulgarian Delegation’s Visit to Cuba
November 1, 1982	Report on Collaboration between Bulgarian and Cuban Ministries of the Interior for the Period 1979-1982