No. 13 - MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR FORMATION OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR THE TOWN OF VINITSA

No. 14 - MINUTES OF THE MEETING ABOUT FORMATION 0F A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN KOUMANOVO

ARTICLE IN MACEDONIA NEWSPAPER CONCERNING THE LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN TOWN OF VELES

Dispatch from Veles

With many citizens assembled, yesterday on April 14, in the town of Veles with unseen enthusiasm was established a Local Bulgarian Campaign Committee. The Secretary Organizer of the Central Committee in Skopje explained the ideology of the committee, that was met by applauds and “hurrah" for liberated Macedonia, and ”hurrah” for Bulgaria, and its supreme leader Tsar Boris III - tsar of all Bulgarians. In the expanded counseling Committee members became Boris Andreev, Mine Minov, Kostadin Vanov, Lazar Krustev, Nikola Toshanov, Panko Brashnarov, Strahil Gigov, Atso Shoukarov, Tode Maystorcheio, Dimehe Garbev, Gigo Kovachov, Angel Panov, Jordan Srebrov, Georgi Georchev, Lazo Kitsov, Sazdo Hadzhi Petroushev, Angel Korobarov, Kotse Onchcv, Dr. Dimche Smilev, Lazo Stoyanov, Milan Andov. Strahil Georgov, Dimko Uroumov, Nikola Kirkov, Dimko Strachkov, Kiro Zafirov, Gyosho Organdzhiev, Peter Alchev, Doncho Ivanov, Ordan Gaberov, VIada Andov, Vassil Zafirchev and Angel Maznev.

Among those members was elected an Executive Committee con­sisting of Lazar Krepiev, President, Boris Andreev, Deputy, Dr.Angel Panov, Secretary, Lazo Stoyanov, Second Secretary, Panko Brashnarov, Sazdo K. Petrushev*, Strahil Georgov, Dr. Dimche Smilev and Strahil Gigov became Advisors.

The first local Campaign Committee was established by people from Veles.

Bravo to them. We have no doubt, that they will meet all hopes entrusted to them by the Central Bulgarian Campaign Committee for Macedonia.

Secretary-organizer:

V[assil] H[adzhi] Kimov

Macedonia, newspaper, No. 1, 1941

* printing mistake - not “K” but ,”H” – Hadzhipetroushev

No. 12

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR FORMATION OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN 0F

SHTIP

Shtip, April 17, 1941

Today, April 17. 1941 in the town of Shtip a meeting of the citizens was held, on the initiative of the Secretary Organizer of the Bulgarian Central Campaign Committee for Macedonia with Head­quarters in Skopje with the following agenda: formation of a Local Campaign Committee for Shtip.

After the explanation of the Secretary Organizer Vassil Hadzhi Kimov, the following members of the counseling committee were elected, as per the citizens request: Traycho Stanchev, Dr. Todor Gichev, Doncho Zhivadinov, Vassil Grankov. Mishe Muftiev, Tray­cho Hadzhipetsov, Liuben Mirov, Pancho Tondelov, Todor Yanev, Strahil Hadzhikotsev, Kole Delipetrov, Kotse Nikolov, Yordan Kertukov, Dimitur Karadzhov, Dimitur Hadzhigligorov, Slavko Gurlichkov, Mitko Gligorov, Iliya Vankov, Milko Kalchov, Petar Zalchev, Alexander Agov, Dr. Pavel Garlichkov. Peter Purleev, Vancho Parkev, Kotse Pilatov, Mitko Ikonomov, Peter Golev, Ivan Zrantsev and Pancho Bardarov.

The counseling body elected the following members for the Executive Committee:

President: [Dimitur] Hadzhi Gligorov Deputy

President: Dr. Todor Gichev*

Secretary: Liuben Mitrov

Deputy Secretary: Peter Purleev

Advisors: Traycho Stanchev, Mishe Ikonomov, Slavko Gurlichkov, Mishe Muftiev, Doncho Hadzhi Sankov, Dr. Todor Gichev*, Pe­ter Golev, Todor Yanev, Traycho Hadzhi Petsov and Kotse Nikolov.

The meeting took the following decisions:

1. The committee for the town of Shtip accepted to be a member of the Bulgarian Central Committee for Macedonia with the Head­quarters in Skopje.

2. To protect the interests of political, economical and cultural character, connected with the life in the town of Shtip, and to repre­sent them before all authorities.

[The signatures of the President and the members of the Execu­tive Committee follow.]

CSA fund 396, list 1, file 36, page 8-9. Original, manuscript; Minchev, D. “Formation and activity...”, p. 80.

* Dr. Todor Ginchev was originally elected as counsellor, and later was elected as Deputy President.

                                                                                                      No. 13

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR FORMATION OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR THE TOWN OF VINITSA

Vinitsa, April 18, 1941

Today, April 18,1941, in the town of Vinitsa took place a meeting, on the initiative of Vassil Hadzhi Kimov, Secretary Organizer of the Bulgarian Central Committee with Headquarters in Skopje, which after his short speech agreed to form Local Civil Campaign Commit­tee for Macedonia. The following members of the Counseling Com­mittee were elected: Todor Ivanov, Priest Ivan Stoykov, Todor Gerassimov, Kroum Mirchev, Todor Karamakov, Stoyan Popov, Panche Simionov, Boris Andreev, Stoimen Angelov, Dimitur Hristov, Sloyan Panov, Ivan Metodiev Ivanov, Blazho Georgiev, Boris Palikroushev, Lazar Ivanov, Trayan Doudanov, Panche Mihaylov, Simeon Gerassimov, Mishe Tsarev, Milan Arsov, Vassil Manolov, Manasii Efremov, Blagoy Mishev, Serafim Ivanov, Kroum Boyadzhiev, Blazhe Karazafirov.

Executive Committee:

President: Todor Ivanov

Deputy President: Boris Palikroushev

Secretary: Lazar Ivanov

Cashier: Todor Gerassimov

Advisors: Priest Ivan Sloykov, Milan Arsov, Trayan Doudanov, Simeon Gerassimov, Todor Ivanov Bamov, Todor Karamakov, Stoimen Ivanov, Sloyan Panev.

The signatures of the President and the members of the Execu­tive committee follow.

CSA, fund 396, list 1, file 36, page 12-13. Original, manuscript Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity...". p. 81, Rep. No. 8.

                                                                                                     No. 14

MINUTES OF THE MEETING ABOUT FORMATION 0F A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN KOUMANOVO

Koumanovo, April 18, 1941

The Minutes,

that was made today, April 18, 1941 in Koumanovo with the fol­lowing aim:

To be in connection with the Central Committee in liberated Macedonia in Skopje, and to observe and follow all ideas, that it has developed.

In the local committee at site were elected the following citizens for the extended Counseling Committee:

1) Georgi Garev, Nikola Perkov, Dimitri Tassev, Vlade Traykov, Nikola Stoykov, Yordan Dzhimrev, Ivan Dotsev, Boris Solarov, Todor Dzhimrev, Dr. Yossif Andonov, Dr. Kiril Voynov, Todor Spassev, Vassil Manoushev, Atanas Mishkov, Nikola Garev, Alexander Z. Dimkov. Ivan Traykov, Velichko Hadzhi Traykov, Ivan Milev, Dimche Peshev, Vlada Shoumanov, Dimko B. Ivanov, Spiro Poutskov, Nikola Barbulov, Sloiman Gelev*, Blagoy Iliev, Tasse Milkov, Teodos Dzhartov, Mancha Manev, Sloyancho Tassev. Gancho Nikolov. Kiro Karanfilov, Sloyan Kouzmanov, Efrem Mlhaylov, Jor­dan Avramov, Petko Shumanov, Dimcha Naskov, Simeon Stankov, Kiril Mladenov, Pane Kapetanov, Todor Banev, Angel Shoutev, Tsvetko Stankov, Nikola Denkov, Ivan Atanassov, Gerassim Andreev, Strashko Bayolovski. The president of the present meeting, after ex­plaining the aim of the meeting, and of the Central Committee in Skopje, proposed a committee to be elected - Executive Committee, to manage all matters. To this purpose was elected a commission of five members, who proposed the following citizens for members of the Executive committee:**

For president - Georgi Garev

For deputy president - Dr. Yossif Andonov

For First Secretary - Ivan Dotsev, graduate in law

For Second Secretary - Vlade Lipovski

For Cashier - Vlada Shoumanov

For the five member council:

Dimitri Tassev,

Alexander T. Kovachev

Alexander Dinkov,

Todor Spassev,

Nikola Peshev.

After reading the names of the proposed candidates, all shouted “hurrah" for liberated Macedonia, for the supreme leader of the Bulgarian nation - Tsar Boris III, and for the great leader of the German nation Adolph Hitler, and the leader of the Italian people Benito Mussolini.

With this, the first meeting of the local Macedonian Committee in Koumanovo finished.

[The signatures of the President and the members of the Execu­tive Committee follow]

CSA, fund 396, list /, file 37, page 7. Original, typed; Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity..", p. 81

* Probably ,,Stoimen".

** The words ,,executive committee" were deleted, but were clear that the meaning was the same.

                                                                                                    No. 15

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR THE FORMATION OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN OF SVETI NIKOLA

Sveti Nikola, April 21, 1941

Today, April 21, in the town of Sveti Nikola was held a meeting on the initiative of the Secretary Organizer at the Bulgarian Cen­tral Committee for Macedonia Vassil Hadzhi Kimov, with the fol­lowing agenda: Creating of a local committee for the town Sveti Nikola.

The meeting concluded unanimously, that such a Committee should be created, and elected for a Counseling body the following citizens:

1) Georgi Angelov, 2) Kiril Lazarov, 3) Peter Toshev, 4) Boris Mishev, 5) Gosho Panev, 6) Dimitur Traychev, 7) Kotse Genev, 8) Toma Klenkov, 9) Tode Gorchev, 10) Jordan Zlatkov, 11) Mile Danailov, 12) Dime G. Miladinov, 13) Trayche Arsov, 14) Stoyko Iliev, 15) Slephan Nikolov American, 16) Priest Sloyche Petrov, 17) Vanche Bourzev, 18) Assen Lazarov, 19) Boris Manchev, 20) Boris Natsov. 21) Ivan Alexov, 22) Vassil Nakov, 23) Mihail Donev, 24) Kolcho Stavrev, 25) priest Donche Alexandrov, 26) Stoyan Yanev, 27) Arsen Panev, 28) Mone Yovev, 29) Mile Todorov, 30) Gosho Todorov, 31) Slavko Apostolov, 32) Nikola Gorazov.

The Executive committee was chosen among the members of the counseling body:

President: Toma Klinkov

Deputy President: Kiril Lazarov

Secretary: Stoyan Yanev

Advisors: Priest Sloyko Petrov, Kocho Toushev Stavrev, Kotse Genev, Yordan Zlatkov, Arso Lazarov. Boris Mishev, Arsen Panev, Trayko Arsov, Gosho Panev, Mile Danailov.

[Signatures of the President and the members of the Executive committee follow.]

CSA, fund 1591, list J, file 26, page 3. Copy, manuscript Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity..", p. 82, Rep. No. 10.

                                                                                                     No. 16

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR THE FORMATION OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN COMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN OF GOSTIVAR

Gostivar, April 23, 1941

Today, April 23 in the town of Gostivar took place a meeting on the initiative of the Secretary Organizer at the Bulgarian Cen­tral Campaign Committee for Macedonia with the following agen­da: formation of local Campaign Committee for the town of Gosti­var.

The meeting agreed the latter to be created, and concluded the following persons to become members of the Managing Council in­dicated by it [the meeting]:

1. Dr. Dimitar Ivanov, Sofroni Petrov,

(There were no other names indicated. Perhaps this was a draft of the minutes, after which another copy was prepared.)

Executive Committee:

President: Dr. Dimitur Ivanov

Deputy President: Sofroni Petrov

Secretary: Mihail Andonov

Cashier: Andon Andonov

Advisors: Silian Despotov, Sarandi Sotirov, Tsipre Lazarov, Eugenii Trimchev, Genadii Issakiev, Roussi Avramov...* and Krusto Mitov.

[The signatures of the members of the Executive Committee fol­low.]

CSA, fund 396, list 7, file 36, page 6-7. Original, manuscript, Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity..." p. 82, Rep. No. 11.

No. 17

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR FORMATION OF A LOCAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN OF DEBUR

Debur, April 24, 1941

Today. April 24,1941, in the town of Debur was held a meeting on the initiative of the Secretary Organizer at the Bulgarian Central Campaign Committee, with the following agenda Formation of a Local Campaign Committee for the town of Debur.

After exchanging of thoughts, the meeting unanimously agreed, having in mind the specific conditions for this region, on the forma­tion of an Executive Committee, with the following members”

President: Manciple Spiro Lichenovski

Deputy President: Teofil Kukov

Secretary: Rafail Stamatov

Cashier. Nikola Sloyanov

Advisors: Georgi Koumov, Milen Zafirov, Vladimir Chochkov,

Rafail Angelkov Grigorov, Andon Yossifov, Stephan Velkov and Stephan Veliov, Velio Panchev, Vane Veliov, Georgi Popov, Ivan Turpev, Petko Sekoulov, Bogdan Blazhev. Kosta Simonovski, Velko Merzhanov, Yordan Doukov, Krusto Ivanov, Serko Yovchev, Rouse Tasev a Priest.

True with the original: Vassil Hadzhikimov.

CSHA, fund 1591, list 3, file 26, page 2 Copy, manuscript; Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity...", p. 83, Rep. No. 13.

No. 18

A LETTER FROM SPIRO LICHENOVSKI. PRESIDENT OF THE BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN OF DEBUR, TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OE THE MACEDONIAN BULGARIAN COMMITTEES

Debur, April 26, 1941

Dear Mr. President,

The bearer of the present, Mr. Pavel Traykov will present you oral information about the situation of the Bulgarian people here and also for everything of general Bulgarian national character.

I am pleading for your benevolent trust.

April 26, 1941

The town of Debur

President of the Bulgarian

Campaign Committee:

Spiro Lichenovski

These names to be added to the list of the advisors, too:

1. Dr. Kiril Stephanov

2.   ........*

3. Yanko Kounev                                         Signed by Spiro Lichenovski

CSA, fund 596, list 7, file 37, page 9. Original, manuscript; Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity..”, p. 84, Rep. No. 14.

* Illegible.

                                                                                                       No. 19

MINUTES No.l OF THE MEETING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN OF STROUGA

Strouga, April 21, 1941

A lot of Bulgarians from the town of Strouga gathered on 21 April this year, and after discussions with a great enthusiasm and rapture, in the town of Sirouga was established a Local Bulgarian Campaign Committee for Strouga and the region.

The initiative for this committee was taken by the intelligent peo­ple in the town, among which were Mitev Svetoslav, Kavaev Filip, Derebanov Vladislav, Chakurov Boris, Bilianov Krsto, who called a meeting in the churchyard.

Mr. Milev Svetoslav, with a few words opened the meeting, and expressed thanks to the attending people for their response, and ex­plained the purpose of the gathering. Afterwards he read the declara­tion of the Bulgarian Central Committee for Macedonia in the town of Skopje, saying that the Committee appealed through the press and radio for the formation of a Local Bulgarian Committee in every place, where Bulgarians lived. That is why he appealed to the attending people to proceed with the establishment of such a committee.

The speech of Mr. Milev was met with applauds and “Hurrah” for free Macedonia, and Great Bulgaria, united under the scepter of the beloved and wise supreme leader, His Majesty Boris III, Tsar of all Bulgarians, and also for the two allied nations - the German and the Italian, and their leaders Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Af­ter that the respective committee was elected.

In the expanded counseling committee members became: Milev Svetoslav, Moyssov Atanas, Kavaev Filip, Chakurov Boris, Bilyanov Krusto, Nestorov Victor, Derebanov Vladislav, Milev Ivan, Chakurov Sotir, Gagov Milan, Nikolov Boris, Lazarov Alexander, Korkoutov Spasitel, Kodzhamanov Hristo, Papoundzhiev Slave, Matov Dimitur, Tanchev Milan, Matov Lambe, Kotchov Stephan, Gagov Alexander, Hadzhov Alexander, Ivanov Vladimir Debranov, Apostolov Boris, Hristov Slave, priest Dionisiev Kliment, Kovachev Gulubin. Dere­banov Slave, Dzhandarov Georgi, Takev Stephan, Puleykov Vassil, Chakurov Naum, Miladinov Krustio and Matov...*

From this expanded council was formed the Executive Commit­tee with members:

President: Milev Svetoslav; Deputy President: Moyssov Atanas, I Secretary: Kavaev Filip; II Secretary: Chakurov Boris; Cashier: Bi­lyanov Krusto

Advisors: the first five people after them in the list.

Afterwards the President thanked once again to the people, at­tending the meeting for having come, and asked them in future to respond in the same way. In his name, and in the name of the whole council he thanked for the honour and for the faith. He promised that the members would be correct, and would do everything, even the impossible. He appealed for moral and for financial support to the committee, and to work as one for the wellbeing of the nation and for the grandeur of Bulgaria.

With those words of the President, the meeting was closed with loud applause and shout “Hurrah^”.

Secretary:

Filip Kavaev

President:

Svetoslav Milev

CSA, fund 7597, list 3, file 26, page L Copy, manuscript; Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity..." p. 85, Rep. N. 16.

* Illegible.

** (In above document the people are listed with their surname at first place, followed by the name - editor's note)

                                                                                                      No. 20

A DECLARATION TO THE BULGARIANS FROM THE TOWN OF STROUGA AND THE REGION ABOUT THE FORMATION OF BCCC IN SKOPJE

Strouga

BULGARIANS!

In the town of Skopje was formed Bulgarian Central Committee for Macedonia, liberated from Serbian and Greek rule. This com­mittee has issued the following DECLARATION:

BULGARIANS!

Macedonia is free! Free is Macedonia forever! The end of the rule under which Macedonia suffered until recently came. The cen­tury-long Macedonian oppression, Greek, Serbian, spiritual and po­litical and in XX century - economical and social, disappeared for­ ever- One great ideal - f r e e d o m, for which Macedonia led a century-long struggle with unheard steadiness, and countless cher­ished sacrifices now, is reality.

The efforts of Tsar Boris III to bring this great cause to a happy outcome, was crowned with a final and brilliant success. The leader of one great world revolution, the leader of the great German nation ordered his glorious and victorious armies, in collaboration with his ally Italy, to gain the freedom of our dear Motherland, our great martyr Macedonia.

Macedonia is free, and is already in the whole Bulgarian nation­al community. The Bulgarian nation in Macedonia is deeply excit­ed, and full of joy and gratitude towards the Bulgarian Tsar, towards Boris III, lo the great leader of the German nation Adolph Hitler, and towards the Dutche - the creator of friendly Italy!

Long live Tsar Boris III!

Long live Adolph Hitler, the mighty leader of the great German nation!

Long live Benito Mussolini, The Dutche of ally Italy!

Long live Freedom!

Announcing the above declaration to all citizens from the town of Sirouga, and the region, we invite them to be ready for meeting of the Bulgarian armies, which could come any moment.

On 21 April this year was established the Bulgarian Campaign Committee by Bulgarians, citizens of Strouga.

All Bulgarian men and women, who live in Strouga and in the region, must help morally, and financially the Bulgarian committee. The Bulgarian population is asked to meet the Bulgarian army with flowers and dressed in colourful national costumes from our region, and the houses to be decorated with Bulgarian flags.

Should the local committee of Strouga learn the time of the arriv­ing of the army in Strouga, all Bulgarians from the region will be informed immediately, so that they could participate in the official welcome of our native army. Therefore all Bulgarians have to be ready for this great moment.

From the Local Bulgarian Campaign Committee for Macedonia, Strouga.

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