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i\liH!IUCA.'I lr-.'TW.IGENCE IN BULGAIUII IN" WOII.LO WIIR Il
Greac help io organising tbc intr:Uigence acciviries was rendered also by che
auchorized intelligence officers of che English Legation., led by Lieucenanc-Colonel
Alexander Ross. lmporcant information was excbanged during che meecing. After
Great Bricain's official represencadves lefi: che America n Legatioo escablished con-
tacts w i cb the Bulgnriaos w bo ha d previonsly worked in che English League, in ard-
er co continue che work of tbe "secrec intelligence service" (9J.
Tbe visit in Bulgaria of the America n Presidenc Roosevdt's personal represen-
tative, Colonel William Oooovan from 20th co 22nd january 1941 OOl was very
influendal in accivacing che mutuai accivicies of tbe English and America n inceUi-
gence services. furthemore, cogether with his unofficial mjssion co gacher incelli-
geoce informarion for che Axe's plans cowards che Medjcerranean counrries and
tbe Balkans, Dooovao carne ro the imporrane coodusioo thJu it was necessary to
create a cenerai incelligence ocganization. As a result - "Committee for coordina·
tion of tbe infocmatioo has arised" Oll.
Just before dedaring war on Great Brltain by Bulgaria, and as a result ofWil·
Jiam Oonovan's visit, an official deparrmenc of che Bureau for milirary intelligence
was formed in che country- a military ar:raché, was appoimed w i eh che importane
rask of coUecring strategie intelligence. With the background of the Balkans i c ha d
co analyse che all informacion, concerning Bulgaria. Servicemen from mi.licary in-
relligence also worked on codifyng aLI che Legatioo's incernal and excermal services.
The following people were engaged io these accivicies; military anaché Major
Cornellius K. Jadwio, w ho had arrived io Rome o n 18th Ma c eh L941; his secrecacy
- a Rumanian lady bur an American cirizen, Eleo Nk Klepcha, who had been
senc by che America n milicary ar:raché in Romania, Colonel Ratay, o n l 9th Aprii
1941: che First Secrecary in tbe Legation Hugo Willard: and che Depury-chief of
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che Cbancellery Roben Grjks 0 >. Grear help in garhering miHcary strategie infor-
ma don carne che faet thar Major Jawdin, as a former competi tar of Uniced St:ues
in riding and polo arche Olimpic games in Berli n io 1938, knew Vladimir Scoychev,
Krurn Lekarski, Dogramadjiev and other offìcers from che Zveno, who wcrc cen·
rered around the riding school "O rei" (che "Eag.le") (!!l. This was a vicrory for che
Americao military anaché, because traditional atticudes rowards subordination has
ledro che Bulgarian servicemen's animosiry rowards people who are nor from che
offìcer's casre. The informacion rhar was garhered from such sourccs was valued
cridcaUy. ir was compared co che exiscing dara, and periodkally was grouped in
differenr das~es and written in various summaries. fulflling the necessary data was
reached also througb comaccs with tbe relared services in Sofia- for exampte with
tbe offices of tbe l'rench milira.ry acraché in Sofia Colonel de Robien, rhrough con-
tactS wirh che lncelligencr Oeparcmc.nt of che Troop's Sraff, which sent official an-
swers co che Ame.ricans' quescions abour che milicacy and economie potential of
rhe country, rhrough visual concacrs and rhrough cravelings in che border districcs
and so on (l•l. Jnformers o( lhe authoci:tcd residenrs included a nurnber of former
and acringleaders of che polirkaJ parcies. such as Grigor Vassilev, Atanas Bouroy,