Details

Subject(s)

• Diplomatic and consular service [Browse]
• Foreign relations [Browse]
• Politics and government [Browse]
• Armed Forces [Browse]
• Military policy [Browse]
• Great Britain—Foreign relations—1906-1966—Sources [Browse]
• Bulgaria [Browse]

Related name

• Great Britain. Foreign Office [Browse]
• Coherent Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Series

• General Correspondence from 1906-1966 (Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political Departments) ; FO371-188660. [More in this series]
• Cold War Eastern Europe. [More in this series]
• FO371: Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966 ; FO371-188660

Data source

• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1947-1982
• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1961-1966: Module 2
• History Commons

Summary note

A file containing a report from the British Military Attaché in Sofia about an encounter that he had had with a group of Bulgarian labour troops. The report of the conversation states that the labour troops were recruited from groups thought to be "unreliable" and therefore unfit for regular service -- that they received no pay, but were fed and clothed -- and that they had been proud of their service. They had expressed an interest in the pay and conditions of British soldiers, but had not expressed any envy of the British and American soldiers whom they had met.

Notes

• Title from Cold War Eastern Europe Module II.
• File date: 1966.
• Date document(s) were released to the public domain: 1996.

Statement on responsible collection description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...