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East-East Arms Trade : Bulgarian Arms Delivery to Third World Countries, 1950-1989


Edited by Jordan Baev
18 Sep 2006

  • Bulgarian Arms Delivery to Third World Countries, 1950-1989 by Jordan Baev

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    Documents I: 1950-1960

9 Feb 1952 Information from the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister (Georgi Chankov) on Additional Aid to North Korea
23 Feb 1952 Council of Ministers: Resolution No. 178 for Food and Material Aid to North Korea
7 May 1955 Information from the Bulgarian Ambassador to North Vietnam
16 Mar 1956 Council of Ministers: Resolution No. P-368
14 Mar 1956 Information from the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister (General Ivan Mihailov)
27 Mar 1959 Council of Ministers: Resolution No. P-45 on Export of Old German Arms to Third World Countries
24 Mar 1959 Information from the Bulgarian Minister of Trade (Rayko Damyanov) with a Proposal for Export of Old German Arms to Third World Countries
Mar 1959 Information on Negotiations with British, Polish, and Czechoslovak Trade Companies for Re-Export of Old German Armament to Third World Countries

    Documents II: 1961-1975

1 Mar 1961 Council of Ministers: Resolution No.C-337 for Free Aid to Laos
11 May 1961 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-786 for Delivery of Free Economic Aid to the Provisional Algerian Government
25 Jul 1962 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-1257 for Free Aid to Laos
4 Aug 1962 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Karlo Lukanov)
18 Jul 1963 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-524 for Free Arms Delivery to Yemen
12 Jul 1963 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on Free Arms Delivery to Yemen
1 Apr 1964 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-119 on Free Arms Delivery to Zanzibar
18 Mar 1964 Statement from CC of the BCP, International Relations Department re: Proposal by Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ivan Bashev) for Free Arms Delivery to Zanzibar
16 Mar 1964 Proposal from Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ivan Bashev) to the CC of the BCP Secretariat on Free Arms Delivery to Zanzibar
16 Jul 1965 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-150 on Free Aid to North Vietnam for 1965-1966
22 Jun 1965 Agreement Between Bulgaria and the DR of Vietnam on Free Aid to North Vietnam for 1965-1966
7 Jul 1965 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on Free Aid to North Vietnam for 1965-1966
17 Dec 1965 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-279 on Free Arms Delivery to North Vietnam
13 Dec 1965 Report by Bulgarian Ministers of Defense (Dobri Dzhurov), Foreign Affairs (Ivan Bashev), and Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on Additional Free Arms Delivery to North Vietnam
8 Jul 1966 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 131 on Establishment of a State-Owned Foreign Trade Company KINTEX
29 Jun 1966 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on the Establishment of a State Foreign Trade Company KINTEX
10 Aug 1966 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 162 on Free Arms Aid to North Vietnam
9 Aug 1966 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Lachezar Avramov) on Free Arms Deliveries to North Vietnam
22 May 1966 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 213 on Free Arms Aid to Laos
12 Nov 1966 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 539 on Arms Delivery to the United Arab Republic
8 Nov 1966 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Defense (Dobri Dzhurov) on the Results of his Visit to the United Arab Republic
24 Dec 1966 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 612 on Free Armament Delivery to National Liberation Movements in Portuguese Guinea, Mozambique, and Angola
25 Dec 1966 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Defense (Dobri Dzhurov) Proposing Free Delivery of Surplus Arms to the National Liberation Movements in Mozambique and Angola
18 Sep 1967 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 275 on Free Arms Delivery to North Vietnam
12 Sep 1967 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on Free Arms Delivery to North Vietnam
14 Dec 1967 Council of Ministers Resolution No. P-356 on Construction of a Hospital in North Vietnam
20 Nov 1967 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Health (Kiril Ignatov) on Delivery of Medical Aid to North Vietnam
13 Jun 1967 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 263 on Free Arms Delivery to Syria
7 Jun 1967 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on the Conditions of Arms Delivery to Angola, Mozambique, Portuguese Guinea, Iraq, Syria, and Egypt
26 Jul 1968 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 298 on Free Arms Delivery to North Vietnam in 1969
22 Jun 1968 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Budinov) on Free Arms Delivery to North Vietnam
31 Mar 1969 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 106 on Expansion of Export of Military Production to Developing Countries
24 Mar 1969 Report on Expansion of Export of Military Production to Developing Countries
16 Apr 1969 Economic Coordination Committee Resolution No. 714 on Sale of Arms to Iraq for the Period 1969-1975
21 Mar 1969 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Trade (Lachezar Avramov) on Sale of Armaments to Iraq
4 Oct 1969 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 316 on Free Arms Delivery to Syria
30 Sep 1969 Report by the Minister of Defense (Dobri Dzhurov) on Arms Delivery to Syria in Aid of As-Sa'iqa Group
22 Jan 1970 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 19 on Provision of Free Aid to North Vietnam
26 Nov 1969 Report by Minister of Foreign Trade (Lachezar Avramov) on Provision of Free Aid to North Vietnam in 1970
14 Aug 1970 Economic Coordination Committee Resolution No. 390 on Arms Delivery to Syria
28 Jun 1970 Agreement between Bulgaria and Syria on Arms Delivery
6 Oct 1970 Economic Coordination Committee Resolution No. 460 on Arms Delivery to Nigeria
26 Sep 1970 Report by Minister of Foreign Trade (Lachezar Avramov) on Arms Delivery to Nigeria
14 Dec 1970 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 585 on Negotiations with Iraq over Long-Term Arms Delivery Agreement
7 Dec 1970 Report by Minister of Foreign Trade (Lachezar Avramov) on Negotiations with Iraq over a Long-Term Arms Delivery Agreement
2 Dec 1970 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 375 on Arms Delivery to Guinea
30 Nov 1970 Report by Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ivan Bashev) on Free Arms Delivery to Guinea
25 Feb 1972 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 79 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to North Vietnam
15 Jan 1972 Report by Minister of Foreign Trade (Ivan Nedev) for Free Delivery of Military Aid to North Vietnam
15 Dec 1972 Report by Minister of Defense (Dobri Dzurov) on Approval of Agreement between Bulgaria and Iraq on Delivery of Special Goods, Services, Technical Assistance, and Training

    Documents III: 1976-1980

6 May 1976 Council of Ministers Resolution No.89 on Free Military Aid to Mozambique
14 May 1976 Letter to Bulgarian Chairman of the State Council (Todor Zhivkov) on Free Military Aid Delivery to Mozambique
1 Mar 1976 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 37 on Loan to Somalia
8 Feb 1978 Agreement between Bulgaria and Somalia on Provision of a US$5 Million Loan to DR of Somalia
28 Dec 1977 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 239 on Free Arms Delivery to Ethiopia
9 Nov 1977 Memo on Talks between Bulgarian and Ethiopian Delegations in Moscow
2 Feb 1978 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 12 on Free Military Aid to PDR Yemen
19 Jan 1978 Protocol on Extension of Economic and Technical Cooperation between Bulgaria and DPR Yemen
4 Apr 1978 Council of Ministers Resolution No.55 on Free Military Aid to Angola
15 Mar 1978 Statement of CC BCP Foreign Policy & International Relations Department on Military Aid to Angola
5 Jan 1979 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 874 on Free Arms Delivery to Mozambique
4 Jan 1979 Information from the Minister of Defense on Urgent Military Aid to Mozambique
25 May 1979 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 119 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to PDR Yemen
3 May 1979 Report by the Chief of the Bulgarian General Staff (Atanas Semerdzhiev) on Free Military Aid to PDR Yemen
16 Jul 1979 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 151 on Free Military Aid to Zambia
17 Mar 1980 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 49 on Development of Military and Military-Economic Cooperation with Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Zambia, Yemen, Benin, Syria, Iraq, and other Third World Countries
Mar 1980 Measures for Structuring Military Cooperation with Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Zambia, Yemen, Benin, Syria, Iraq, and other Third World Countries
12 May 1980 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 84 on Free Military Aid to SR Vietnam
16 May 1980 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 88 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Nicaragua
4 Jun 1980 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 126 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to PDR Yemen
4 Jun 1980 Report by Bulgarian Defense Minister (Dobri Dzurov) on Free Military Aid to PDR Yemen

    Documents IV: 1981-1989

27 Nov 1981 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 43 on Approval of Regulations
20 Nov 1981 Regulations for Bulgarian Authorities on Coordination of WP Members' Military-Technical Cooperation with Developing Countries
21 Dec 1981 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 189 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Angola
7 Mar 1983 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 24 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Afghanistan
3 Feb 1983 Report by Bulgarian Acting Minister of Defense (Atanas Semerdziev) on Free Military and Military-Technical Aid to Afghanistan
7 May 1983 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 62 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Angola
7 May 1983 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 63 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Nicaragua
8 Jul 1983 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 106 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Laos
6 Jul 1983 Report by Bulgarian Defense Minister (Dobri Dzurov) on Free Military Aid to Laos
10 Apr 1984 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 45 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Ethiopia
29 Mar 1984 Report by Bulgarian Defense Minister (Dobri Dzurov) on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Ethiopia
5 Aug 1985 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 154 on Free Military Aid to Zimbabwe
30 Apr 1986 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 88 on Free Economic and Military Aid to Nicaragua
24 Mar 1986 Information from Bulgarian Prime Minister (Georgi Atanasov) on Free Economic and Military Aid and New Loans to Nicaragua
4 Mar 1986 Report by CC BCP Foreign Policy and International Relations Department re: Zhivkov-Arce Talks in Moscow
13 May 1986 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 92 on the Evacuation of Bulgarian Citizens from Libya
30 Dec 1986 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 261 on Free Military Aid to Tanzania
21 Aug 1987 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 190 on Free Military Aid to Burkina Faso
17 Mar 1987 Report by Bulgarian Minister of Defense (Dobri Dzurov) on Free Military Aid to Burkina Faso
29 Sep 1988 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 149 on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Cambodia
22 Sep 1988 Report to Prime Minister (Georgi Atansov) on Delivery of Free Military Aid to Cambodia
21 Mar 1989 Report by Minister of Foreign Trade (Hristo Hristov) on Approval of the Protocol on Military and Economic Cooperation between Bulgaria and Iraq
22 Feb 1989 Protocol on Military and Economic Cooperation between Bulgaria and Iraq
26 Jul 1989 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 115 on Extending the Maturity of Loans for Nicaragua
18 Jul 1989 Report by Minister of Foreign Trade (Hristo Hristov) on Extending the Maturity of Loans for Nicaragua

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