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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.

April 22, 1980

Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Hafez Al-Assad, Damascus

The two leaders talk about recent developments in the Middle East, US-Arab relations, and Soviet support for Arab regimes.

March 11, 1976

Minutes of the Meeting between Todor Zhivkov and Fidel Castro in Sofia

Conversation for the record between Zhivkov and Castro during a four-day-long state visit of the Cuban leader to Bulgaria. Among the main issues discussed was the state of economic development in both countries, their relations with Albania, China, Romania and Yugoslavia; the Cuban foreign policy in Africa and the Caribbean; the civil war in Angola; the battle for the Third World.

April 24, 1987

Information from D. Stoyanov to M. Balev on Propaganda Against People's Republic of Bulgaria

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Dimitar Stoyanov, reports on the coverage in the Western media of the alleged repressions against six Bulgarian dissidents who sent an open letter to the 1986 CSCE Meeting in Vienna. The letter claimed that Bulgaria does not comply fully with the Helsinki Accords on Human Rights of 1975. The Minister reports that although some measures have been taken to neutralize the activities of this particular dissident group, the official investigation has been suspended as there was a risk of further tarnishing Bulgaria’s image abroad.

February 4, 1982

Talks between Todor Zhivkov and John Whitehead, US Under Secretary of State, Sofia

Discussion of US-Bulgarian relations and ideological/political/economic differences between US Under Secretary of State, John Whitehead and CC BCP Secretary General Todor Zhivkov.

October 2, 1958

T. Zhivkov’s Report at the Bulgarian Plenary Session on the Middle East Crisis

A report based on military intelligence information and on Zhivkov's conversation with the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.

April 22, 1980

Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Yasser Arafat, Damascus

The two leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East, and the role of the superpowers - the US and the Soviet Union.

September 30, 1974

Memorandum of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Hafez Al Assad

The two leaders discuss the Middle East, the American involvement, and the shipment of Soviet weaponry to Syria.

January 13, 1979

Minutes of Conversation, Todor Zhivkov – Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Ilyich analyzes the establishment of US-Chinese diplomatic relations and recent developments in Iran and the Middle East. Todor Zhivkov talks about Bulgaria’s economic development and the Soviet cancellation of Bulgarian debt.