Word: bulgaria
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...Balkan front Adolf Hitler gave a neat illustration of his Mephistophelean trick of making politicians so indebted to him for their power that he can count on their absolute loyalty. Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture Ivan Bagrianoff was, until last week, in a very strong position. He was popular with the peasants, who form 82% of Bulgaria's population. He was popular with King Boris, who last year dismissed a Premier, George Kiosseivanoff, at Bagrianoff's request. And he was popular with Hitler, whose outstanding protagonist in Bulgaria he was. Last week, most probably at Hitler...
...about that time Bulgaria's railroads began canceling passenger and freight schedules, clearing the way for troop movements. The Bulgarian Minister to Germany, Parvan Draganoff, hurried to Sofia on one of the few trains still running. What he had in his brief case may have been a demand, not only for the passage of German troops through Bulgaria, but also for Ivan Bagrianoff's reinstatement in the Cabinet. If Bagrianoff becomes Premier or Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, Bagrianoff and Bulgaria will be Hitler...
Hitler can use Bulgaria as a springboard to attack either Greece or the Near East, where he may have to go for oil if he fails to subdue Britain by next autumn...
...week (see p. 15, p. 30). A Balkan diversion would create a further respite for the British Isles. With an African army beating its chest, Britain has the troops for a fight. And it looked very much as if Winston Churchill were trying to pick a fight. After warning Bulgaria that military objectives would be bombed "distastefully" if German troops entered that country, he declared that German troops were already there...
Russia's refusal to oppose Germany's thrust was revealed as high quarters in Sofia admitted that "it was only a matter of days" before Germany moves toward Greece by way of Bulgaria and perhaps down through Jugoslavia as well...