PANIC AND UNREST
CONDITIONS IN BULGARIA POLITICAL CRISIS PROBABLE (Rec. 7 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 7. Telegraph and telephone communications between Turkey and Bulgaria, which were interrupted this week, have been resumed. The Istanbul correspondent of The Times says the interruption was believed to be the result of the Germans taking over the control of the key services in Bulgaria because of the state or panic and unrest which has reigned since the Russian advance towards Rumania began, and the cause of the last air attack on Sofia. Since Sofia was bombed more than 100,000 of the population of 450,000 are estimated to have been evacuated from the city. The political situation in Bulgaria is still confused. The Germans are intent on a stronger Cabinet under one of their trusted henchmen. Prince Cyril and the Prime Minister, M. Bojilev, are trying to retain the present Cabinet on the plea that it is non-party. Old political leaders backed by public opinion are clamouring for the formation of a Cabinet comprising all shades of opinion, which might be able to produce a change in Bulgarian policy. Naturally the Germans put a veto on such a scheme. Bulgarian politics are in a state of fermentation which may lead any day to an acute crisis that will have interesting developments.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25429, 10 January 1944, Page 3
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