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388. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

s in specific terrorist incidents. Mladenov ordered an immediate investigation and also discussed the issue with Chairman Zhivkov. — It was true that Bulgaria manufactures and sells weapons, grenades and rifles. The list of purchasers includes Iraq, Nigeria, Libya and the PLO . Its sales --> to the PLO are to Arafat’s faction, not to Abu Nidal. In response to the Deputy Secretary’s question Mladenov repeated that Bulgaria does not sell weapons to Abu Nidal faction. — Bulgaria considers that these sales are legitimate. The sales are accompanied by certificates and documents which “demand” from …

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1987-02-04
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume X, Eastern Europe
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v10/d388
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Record ID	`frus:frus1981-88v10/d388`

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388. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1987. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1981-88v10/d388.