Policy of Bulgarian Government upon its self-created Jewish
problem has in the last few days clearly become directed towards elimination of the Jewish
population. In closed meeting of government’s staunch parliamentary supporters
Minister Gabrovski reportedly stated
government had in resisting pressure to declare war on
[Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union) accepted German
pressure to liquidate
Jewish
communities.
Liquidation is now being ruthlessly carried out in annexed
territories where Jewish
deportees are shipped in open freight cars to concentration
camps. Each deportee is stripped his
valuables and warm clothing. The daily food ration is 200 grams of bread. [...] In Bulgaria proper
the authorities are acting more temperately where the sensibilities non-Jewish
Bulgarians are involved. Preparations made for deportation to Poland of Jews
from Kyustendil,
Plovdiv,
Yambol, Burgas and other towns of
Bulgaria proper were suspended after strong protests by prominent Bulgarians in these towns supported by the
Archbishops of [Sofia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_I_of_Bulgaria)
and [Plovdiv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_of_Bulgaria).