Monday, Nov. 06, 1944

The Dividend

Eight weeks ago Bulgaria bowed to the Red Army after 99 hours of war. In Moscow last week, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Petko Stainov signed an armistice with Russia, Britain, the U.S. The Allied commission was headed by Marshal Fedor I. Tolbukhin, who signed for Russia. Lieut. General J. A. H. Gammell signed for the Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean. In Moscow Prime Minister Churchill and Marshal Stalin had agreed on the joint signature. This was the first down dividend on the new Anglo-Russian good will. But Bulgaria was to remain under the Soviet High Command for military purposes. Later on an Allied Control Commission with a Russian chairman will enforce the armistice terms.

Another dividend was also forthcoming. By one of the armistice terms, the Bulgars agreed to renounce all claims to Thrace, which is in Britain's Greek sphere of influence, evacuate all civilian Bulgars from the region. The Bulgars also agreed: P: To continue fighting the Germans. P: To renounce all claims to Yugoslav territory seized in 1941. P: To furnish food to Yugoslavia, Greece.

Unlike Rumania and Finland, Bulgaria did not have to pay $300,000,000 reparations, but the extent of Bulgarian reparations will be determined later.

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