A LETTER FROM THE LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR STROUGA AND THE REGION TO THE CENTRAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR MACEDONIA

 

Strouga May 19, 1941

 

We are informing the Central Committee about the following:

Today we were informed by a reliable source, that the Italian military authorities ordered all clerks from Serbian origin in Strouga to come to the commendantship, and to receive their documents, required for leaving Strouga in three days. This concerns the following people:

1) Doushan Meshterovich, former Regional Director in Strouga.

2) Dr. Nikola Nezlobinski, former Director of the House of Peo­ple's Health.

3) Alexander Loukin, former Head in the Regional Court in Strouga.

4) Liubomir Kurstich, former Director of the Post and Telecom­munication Station in Strouga and Chief of the Secret Service.

5) Anka Zhivanovich, former teacher in Strouga. And several other clerks from Serbian origin in Strouga.

These people should be hold until the Bulgarian authorities are restored in Strouga, as they should give an account for the whole inventory, and all cashier books in connection with their manage­ment.

 

Secretary: Philip Kavaev

 

CSA, fund 396, list 1, file 37, page 5. Original, typed

 

 

No. 22

 

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL BULGAR­IAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN THE TOWN OF STROUGA TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE MACEDONIAN BULGAR1AN COMMITTEES

 

Strouga

 

We are informing the Bulgarian Central Campaign Committee for Macedonia in the town of Skopje that in Strouga, on 21 April this year was established a Local Campaign Committee for Strouga and the region. Because of, the lack of information, the committee was not able to gel in touch with the Central Committee.

Our representative, the President of the committee, Mr. Moyssov, K. Anastas is authorized to report about all matters, concerning the operation of our committee and about our town and the region as a whole.

A draft transcript of the minutes No.1 of the meeting* for establishment of the local committee is enclosed. We ask the Central Com­mittee to confirm the establishment of the Local Committee, as well as the enumerated people.

 

President: Svetoslav Milev

Secretary: Philip Kavaev

 

 

CSA, fund. 396, list 1, file 37, page 14. Original, manuscript

 

 

* i.e. constituent meeting

 

 

No. 23

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN BITOLA

 

Bitola, April 25, 1941

 

Today, April 25,1941, in the town of Bitola, on the initiative of the Secretary of the Bulgarian Central Campaign Committee for Macedonia, a meeting was held with the following agenda; establish­ment of a Local Bulgarian Campaign Committee for Bitola.

The meeting decided the former Initiative Committee to be trans­formed in an Executive Committee, and to indicate the people for Counseling body. Those people are: Hristo Rizov, Peter Petsakov, Dr. Boris Svetiev, Sotir Trenchev, the lawyer Michail Frangov, the chemist Tripko Topkov, Stephan Traykov, Serafim Lazarov, Toma Yanakiev Dimitrov, Vangel Atsev, the jurist Stephan Svetiev, Zafir Oshavkov, Nikola Altiparmakov - Dolenchanets, Ahil Dimitrov, Georgi Petrov, Toma Kokarev, Petar Mihaylov, Bozhin Stephanov, Danail Tatarchev, Bone Nechev, a clerk, Kosta Bakalinov, Boycho Sekoulov, Toma Daskalov, Dr. Konstantin A. Robev, Pavle Todorov, Hristo Mitsev, Kiril Milenkov, Vangel Bouyoukov, Kocho Samsarol, Vassil Ginov, David Traykov, Ilia Chekutkov, Blagoy Davkov, Boris Razmov, Alexander Kostov, the lawyer, Nikola Mladenov, Slavcho Chkatrov, Boris Stoykov, Dimitur Spirov, Stephan Kouzmanov, Mendo Iliev.

 

Executive Commiltee:

President: Dr. Boris Svetiev

Deputy President; Peter Petsakov

Secretary: Sotir Trenchev

Deputy Secretary: Stephan Svetiev

Cashier: Stephan Traykov

Advisors: Hristo Rizov, Trpko Topkov, Nikola Dolenchanets, Mihail Frangov, Ahil Dimitrov, Petar Mihaylov, Serafim Laxarov, Vangel Atsev, Bozhin Slephanov

President: Boris T. Svetiev s.r.*

Deputy President: Petar Petsakov s.r.

Secretary: Sotir Trenchev, lawyer s.r

Deputy Secretary: Stephan Svetiev s.r.

Cashier: Stephan Traykov s.r.

Advisors:

Trpko Topkov s.r.

Vangel Atsev s.r.

Mihail Frangov s.r.

Serafim Lazarov s.r.

 

 

CSA, fund 596, list 1, file 37, page 13. Copy, typed. Published with abridgments; Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity...”, p. 84, Rep. No. 15.

 

* It is not clear what the abbreviation “s.r.” means.

 

 

                                                                                                    No. 24

 

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

 

Prilep, April 26, 1941

 

Today, April 26, 1941, in the town of Prilep was held a meeting of the Executive Committee on the initiative of the Secretary Organizer at the Central Campaign Committee for Macedonia, with the following agenda: formation of a Local Bulgarian Campaign Committee for Prilep.

As the formation of such a committee happened on the initiative of the citizens, the meeting concluded:

1. The members of the created commissions, namely: entertaining, financial, informational and cultural educational, enter by right in the Counseling body.

2. The central bureau is transformed into an Executive Commit­tee.

List of the commissions:

 

I. Cultural Educational Commission: the Bulgarian High School teacher Panche Hadzhi Zdravev, Georgi Damev - a Priest, Spase Mirchev - a carpenter, Petar Trenkov - former teacher in Bulgari­an language, Kotse Kovilov - a volunteer Kotse Stoychev - a teach­er in a primary school, Georgi Samardzhiev, Peter Mirchev - a former teacher, Velko Sapoundzhiev - an engineer, Grigor Koroubinov - a rope maker.

II. Informational Commission: Haralambi Krustev - a boiler maker, Yordan Talev ~ an inn owner, Tsvetan Dvorchanetsa - a grocer, Ilija Mirchev - a boiler maker, Kotse Pletvarets - a grocer. Angel Petrov - a teacher, Trayko Georgiev - a teacher, Boris Zhelchev - a trader. Ilija Yanov - a grocer, Boris Kiurkchiev - a teacher, Dimitar Markov - an inn owner, Yordan Varoshliev - a teacher, Blagoy Stoyanov - a teacher, Milin Zhorev - a grocer, Krusto Arsov - bran­dy distiller, Milan Yoskov - landowner, Lazar Marnev - Vodenicharov, Jordan Soussoulev - a landowner, Georgi Radionov - a shoe­maker, Milan Koroubinov - ...* Dr. Mctodi Troyanov - a dentist, Alexander Matkov ~ a landowner.

III. Preparatory commission: Milan Sapoundzhiev - a trader, Peter Stanev - a municipality cashier, Alexander Hadzhi Zdravev -a jurist, Ilija Bashev - a bank clerk, Kosta Kiurkchiev Simov, Milan Kisselov - a goldsmith, Ilija Milchinov - a student in law, Haralambi Achev - a municipality clerk, Georgi Samardzhiev - a trader, Kiril Pipidzhanov - a municipality clerk, Vassil Nikolov - a teacher in chemistry.

IV. Financial commission: Mitse K. Koroubimov - a trader. Yor­dan P. Minov - a trader, Sotir Roychev - a trader, Blagoy Dolgov - a trader, Yordan Mirchev - a boiler maker, Itsko Tsvetanov - a boiler maker, Metodi Chakrov - an ironware owner, Kroum Iliev - a bran­dy distiller, Yosko Kamchev - a grocer, Dimche G. Krustev - flour seller, Al. Samardzhiev - flour seller, Rashko Doudev - a carpenter, Petar Traychev - a rope maker, Itsko Momirov - a rope maker, Petar Talev - a shoemaker, Nikola Orovchanets - a landowner, Kosta Zhabliankov - a tailor, Milan Yordanov - a tailor, Nikola Stoyanov - a tailor, Georgi M. Naidov - a boiler maker, Monko Varashanov - a boiler maker, Boris Simeonov - a gardener, Lazar Patov - a garden­er, Kosta....*- a butcher, Yordan Dimev - a butcher, Ivan Bidzhov - a confectioner, Ilija...* - a barber, Mile N. Toshkov - a tobacco-grower, Blagoy Pepeliugov - a barber, Kosta Djukev - a former Bulgarian primary school teacher, Ilija Kostov - a former Bulgarian primary school teacher, Assen Yordanov - a shoemaker, Mihail Kroushovchanets, Nikola Ivanov, Stephan Kostov, Vassil Dzhebadourov, Kiril Doumbalov, Peter Koussitassev, Lazar Vratamov, Dimko Achkov, Spiro Tray­chev, Peter Tsoutsoulov, Tane Latvikov.

 

Executive Committee:

1. President: Milan Nebrekliev

Deputy President: Dimitur Chkatrov, an engineer

2. Secretary: Alexander Hadzhi Zdravev

3. Cashier: Haralambi Achev

Advisors: Kosta Milchinov, Kosta Zhabliankov and Milan E. Yoskov

Signatures:

1. President: Nebrekliev

2. Secretary: Zdravev

3. Cashier: Achev

4. Advisors: Yoskov

Zhabliankov

Milchinov

 

 

CSA, fund 396, list 1, file 57, page 22-23. Original, manuscript; See also, Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity...”, p. 86, Rep. No. 18.

 

* Illegible

 

 

No. 25

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR FORMATION OF A MACE­DONIAN WOMEN'S UNION AT THE BULGARIAN CENTRAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, FOR MACEDONIA

 

Skopje, April 30, 1941

 

Today, April 30, 1941, in the town of Skopje was held a meet­ing of the women from Skopje with the following purpose: laying the base of a Macedonian Women's Union at the BCCC for Mace­donia.

The Secretary Organizer of the same committee Vassil Hadzhikimov, after the opening of the meeting, gave the word to Mrs. Voynova* - initiator of the meeting. After her speech, heard out with applause, by suggestion of the Secretary Organizer Vas­sil Hadzhikimov, the meeting proceeded to election of advisors - a council body:

1. Mrs. Mariika Ivanova Shaleva, Elena Ivanova, Soniya Atanassova, Victoria Atanassieva, Mrs. Svobodka Krotovska, Ivanka Stoyanova, Liubka Dimkova, Spaska Voynova. Mrs. Persa R. Blagoeva. Rada Stoycheva, Ganka Alanassova Piperkova, Kala Penoushanska, Mrs. Kilincheva, Mrs. Blagoy Pop Pankova, Mrs. Rayna Vassileva, Mrs. Pavlina Mencheva, Srba Jovcheva, Kostadinka Maneva, Vera Antonova, Vassilka Hadzhi Arsova. Petranka Krusteva, Elena Kotseva, Slavka Davidova, Mrs. Zografska, Nadezhda Prokopieva, Rodna Prokopieva, Vera Paneva, Varvara Spasseva, Panda Vasseva, Persa Nedeva, Petkana Dimitrova, Gana Tsvetanova, Nedka Bozhinova, Donka Kochova, Nadezhda Gergova...**. Ana Petrousheva...**, Maria Koleva, Zora Piperkova, Menka Boyadzhieva, Nevena Andrianova, Denitsa Yorgandzhieva, Pavlina Pomenkalieva, Blagorodna Perchinkova, Veska Lazova, Denitsa Perchinkova, Ana Nedeva, Nadia Nedeva, Nadia Shekerinova, Pavlinova Shekerinova, Sofia Petrousheva, Sianka Hekerinova...** Nevena Risteva, Slavka Babamova, Kivka Stavreva, Vera Kostova, Dessa Kostova, Vera Mihaylova, Felimena Horvat, Persa Parkatcheva, Neda Maksimova, Lenka Nikiforova, Slavka Kroumova, Marika Popova, Elitsa Ilieva, Katerina Poupkova.

 

Executive committee:

President: Mariika Ivanova Shaleva

Deputy President: Mrs. Ekaterina Voynova

I Secretary: Ms. Rada Stoycheva

II Secretary: Ms. Kostadinka Hadzhi Maneva

Cashier: Chief: Sonya Atanassova and Assistant: Gana Atanassova

Advisors: Mrs. Elena Ivanova, Victoria Atanassova, Mrs. Kitincheva, Liuba Dimcheva, Spaska Voynova. Gana Tsvetkova, Radka Zografska

 

 

CSA, fund 396, list 1, file 39, page 1. Original, manuscript

 

 

* All the participants in this union were women so that all the names in this document are female; for some of them there is available information about their social status, for others there is not,

** Illegible

 

               No. 26

 

TELEGRAM FROM THE WOMEN'S UNION AT BCCC TO HER MAJESTY TSAR1TSA JOANNA ABOUT THE FORMATION 0F THE UNION

 

Skopje, April 30, 1941

 

Your Majesty,

In the day, when after twenty two years of slavery, already free, we are laying the base of the Women's Union at the BCCC for Macedonia, we feel very happy by greeting you - as the first among the Bulgarian women - to greet all women in the great and united Bulgaria.

Long live Her Majesty Tsaritsa Joanna!

Long live the heir of the crown Simeon!

Long live the Tsar's home!

THE UNION

 

 

Macedonia, newspaper. No. 2, May 3, 1941

 

 

                                                                                                     No. 27

 

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

 

Gevgeli, May 29, 1941

 

Today, May 29, 1941, in the town of Gevgeli, on the initiative of the Secretary Organizer at the Bulgarian Central Committee for Macedonia, was held a meeting with the following agenda- ton-na­tion of a committee for Gevgeli.

The meeting decided: agreed to establish such a Committee, and elected the following members of the council body: Alexander Hadzhi Nankov, Tosho Delimitov, Dimitar Hadzhi Nankov, Lefter Hadzhi Mitov, Georgi Yanishliev, Dr. Mitsev, Dr. Garkov, Priest Ilia, Georgi Kapsuzov, Ilia Karayanov, Boris Kostov, Yanko Cholakov, Yanko Tanev, Kosta Titanov, Boris Kamberov, Hristo Andreev, V. Karkalashev, Grigor Arnaoudov, Dimitur Yossifov, Georgi Chavdarov, Todor Kroushkov, Toma Anchev, Georgi Kamberov, Toma Hadzhi Mitrov, Hristo Baykov, Hrislo Burzilov, Hristo Bayaltsaliev, Dinko Zafirov, Georgi Mitrenchev, Kiril Minov. Ivan Ralev, Petar Touchev, Georgi Kovachev, Peter Mashkov, Nikola Kaytazov, Hris­to Paketchiev, Ilia Ardzhaliev, Rousse Kraychev, Todor Boulov, Hristo Lissichkov, Mile Manassiev, Grigor Delimitrov, Slavcho Chiguntsaliev, Argir Kourtelev, Grigor Gachev, Georgi Donev, Angel Yanishkliev, Sotir Delidinkov, Hristo Angelov and Hristo Ortakov.

The council elected an Executive Committee with the following members:

President: Dr. Mitsev

Deputy President: Al. Hadxhiankov

Secretary: Todor Mandalov

Deputy Secretary: Hristo Paketchiev

Cashier: Vassil Hadzhikarkalashev

Advisors: Tosho Delimitov - a butcher, Grigor Arnaoudov - a manufacturer, Todor Boutrev - a grocer; Priest Iliya, Georgi Kamberov - a craftsman; Yanko Chotakov - a worker; Georgi Ko­vachev - a landowner; Georgi Chavdarev - a trader; Hrislo Baykov - a boiler maker; Dr. Garkov; Hristo Ortakov - a baker; Toma Anchov - a shoemaker; Hristo Angov - a coffee maker; Toma Hadzhimitrov - a landowner; Boris Kamberov [several signatures - of Dr. Mitsev, of Vassil Hadzhikarkalashev, of Priest Ilia, of Georgi Kamberov, of Tosho Delimitov, of Todor Boutrov, of Toma Anchov]

 

CSA, fund 396, list 1, file 36, page 4-5. Original, manuscript; Minchev, D. “Formation and Activity...”,  p. 97, Rep. 23.

 

 

                                                                                                     No. 28

 

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

 

Kavadartsi, May 30, 1941

 

Today, May 30,1941 in the town of Kavadartsi, was held a meet­ing, with the following agenda: the town committee to be transformed to achieve wide participation in order the citizens of Kavadar to become more united to the benefit of the country and the people.

The meeting elected the following members for the council body: Doncho Shkartov, Vladimir Milkov, Vassil Iliyadzhiev, Nikola Shishkov, Toma Minchev, Vane Hadzhi Vassilev, Slaveyko Hadzhi Panov, Strahil Bakev, Al. Mitsaykov, Petar Todorov, Ilia Atanassov, Traycho Pop Kotsev. Pane Hadzhi Stefov, Razvigor Yossifov, l.azar Kinov, Risto Seizov, Yordan lliev, Blazhe Atanasov, Kiril Mourdzhev, Pane Shahiyazov, Dr. Ilia Choulev, Lazar Apostolov, Vane Shandev, Boris Daskalov, Ferdinand Guluabov, Kostadin Sloyanov, George Badev, Hristo Mihov, Priest Blagoy Zaharkov, Slavcho Temkov, Blazhe Grigorov, Blazhe Elenov, Ilia Botsev, Todor Gabev, Melo Yanev, Pane Pop Kotsev, Hristo Yossifov, Metodi Nanev, Hristo Choulev, Dimitur Apostolov, Eftim Pop Hristov, Blagoy Moukastov, Dimitur Gulubov, Todor Kimov, Nikola Matev...* Ivanov, Todor Badzhov.

Executive Committee;

President: Blagoy Atanassov

Deputy President: [the name of Georgi Badev was written but was deleted later] Hristo Seizov

I Secretary: Georgi Badev

II Secretary: Slavcho Temkov

Cashier: Blazho Shkartov

Advisors: Blagoy Elenov and Peter Todorov - a landowner, Ni­kola Shishkov; traders Vassil Hadzhivassilev, Metodi Manev; crafts­men - Blagoy Grigorov and Pane Shahiyazov; Dimitur Apostolov and Hristo Choulev - workers; Priest Blagoy Zaharkov.

President: Blazho Atanassov

Deputy President: Hristo Seizov

I Secretary: signature missing

II Secretary: Slavcho Temkov

Cashier: signature missing

Advisors: [the signatures of Nikola Shishkov, Pane Shahiyazov and another illegible signature follow]

 

True.                                                                               Vassil Hadzhikimov

 

 

CSA, fund 396, list 1, file 37, page 21. Original, manuscript; Minchev, D. ..Formation and Activity..." p. 92, Rep. 24.

 

 

* Illegible

 

 

No. 29

 

A GREETING LETTER FROM THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN COM­MITTEE OF KAVADARTSI TO TSAR BORIS III IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIBERATION OF MACEDONIA

 

Kavadartsi, April 24, 1941

 

The Bulgarian population in Tikvesh (Kavadartsi and the region), a famous stronghold of the Bulgarian spirit, is unspeakably happy that the sun of the freedom now shines upon tortured Macedonia. We greet respectfully our beloved Tsar of all Bulgarians and we are asking soon whole and inseparable Macedonia to be included in the borders of United Bulgaria.

 

Vassil Seizov,

President of the Campaign Committee,

elected at the meeting of the citizens

on 23th this month.

 

 

CSA, fund 3, list 1, file 1198. Original, manuscript.

 

 

No. 30

 

A GREETING LETTER FROM THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN COM­MITTEE OF KAVADARTSI TO BOGDAN FILOV IN CONNEC­TION WITH THE LIBERATION OF MACEDONIA

 

Kavadartsi, April 24, 1941

 

The Bulgarians from Kavadartsi and the region share their un­speakable joy with the Head of the Bulgarian government on be­half of the liberation of the classical Bulgarian land Macedonia, and expect with eagerness the Bulgarian state to obtain the whole power in it.

Vassil Seizov

President of the Campaign Committee,

elected at the citizens' meeting

on 23rd this month.

 

CSA, fund 3, list 1, file 1198. Original, manuscript

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