The Archive · 1941

Sandbags at Sofia

1 saw the frst sandbags heini placed outside public buildings tu the The average Bulgarian views the German occupation with strong dis. taste and remains unmoved by man, propaganda. The. Soviet state. ment denouncing Bulgaria's move hag not been published in Sofa, but Bulgarian Communists are rushing out leaflets giving the text of Distribution of the leaflets must be on a small sale, however, for the majority of the "Communists were quietly arrested and flung into prison the night the Germans marched into Bulgaria. Prisons Ju Sola are pack Tore is already a large stream of foreigners attempting to Leave the Sofia, Mar, Mr, George William Rendel, Brit ish "Minister to Bulgaria, and. his entire staff yesterday were ordered to return to London.

Mz. Rendell yesterday morning! received his diplomatic from the Bulgarian Foreign OMmee and severed British-Bulgarian rel tions, The Minister and his staff were!

Time Bombs in Sofia Belgrade, Mar, 6.

Usually well-informed' quarters here today said that atime bomb last night considerably damaged the central water supply station near Sofia, They also reported that a [second bomb was found unexploded idose by and' that several persons [were arrested—United Press, expected to proceed to Istanbul by Monday or Tuesday at the latest, Mr, Rendel said he left his mecting with Mr. Bogdan, "Filoft, Bula arian Premier, with the impression that M. Filoft "was confident ulllmate German victory.

Filoff made practically, no comment on the note severing Anglo-Bulgarian diplomatic rela tions, but he expressed confidence In German victory, Mr, Rendel said.

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