Categorically declaring that all Soviet assertions that Bulgaria had adopted a disloyal attitude towards Russia are untrue, the Note says the Bulgarian Government is specíall surprised by the assertion that Bul-gona had become a base for Italo-German hostilities against Russia. The Note ascribes these assertions to radio propaganda, adding "Bulgaria has merely taken a course corresponding to her interests. The Government knows nothing of any provocative action against the Soviet Union on Bulgarian soil." The Note maintains that Russian bombs have been dropped on Bulgarian soil and also "that one parachutist, whose identity has been established, has landed.
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