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November 10, 1989	Telegram from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Telegram from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the approval by the CC of the CPB of the resignation of Todor Zhivkov
November 11, 1989	Information about the Content of a Telephone Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl Information about the Content of a Telephone Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl regarding discussing the desire to see reforms in the GDR occur in a calm and non-chaotic manner
November 13, 1989	Information Note from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Note from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the change in leadership in the CPB and plans to deal with organizational questions as well as for Bulgaria and the Soviet Union to develop bilateral relations
November 15, 1989	Telegram from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (fragment) Telegram from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (fragment) regarding the plenum of the CC of the CPB to decide organizational matters
November 16, 1989	Transcript of the Plenum Session of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party Transcript of the Plenum Session of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party regarding dismissals from government posts, changes in the Communist party structure and criticism of Todor Zhivkov
November 18, 1989	Information Note from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Note from the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding plans for formulation of a new constitution and the reorganization of the party structure in Bulgaria, including an active role for parliament and an investigation of the use of funds by Todor Zhivkov’s family
November 20, 1989	Information Note from the Romanian Embassy in Berlin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Note from the Romanian Embassy in Berlin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the state of the internal political situation in the GDR, the uncertainty of the future of the GDR, protests by citizens of the GDR in front of the Romanian embassy and the need for change in Romanian apporaches to relations with the GDR
September 6, 1988	Report from Andrzej Stelmachowski to Lech Walesa Report from Andrzej Stelmachowski to Lech Walesa regarding his meeting with Czyrek and their conversation on Czyrek’s vision of the Roundtable discussions including questions about Solidarity’s position in the political system if it were to be legalized
October 1, 1988	Letter from Andrzej Stelmachowski to Lech Walesa Letter from Andrzej Stelmachowski to Lech Walesa discussing the proposed Roundtable talks, and the promise that subsequent meetings would not lead to arrests
October 6, 1988	Georgy Shakhnazarov’s Preparatory Notes for Mikhail Gorbachev for the Meeting of the Politburo Georgy Shakhnazarov’s Preparatory Notes for Mikhail Gorbachev for the Meeting of the Politburo regarding the need for change in socialist countries and how the Soviet Union should respond to instability in these countries