Target State: People’s Republic of Bulgaria
Dates: Approximately 1949-1956
Tactics: Covert – Dissidents, psychological warfare
Type of Operation: Offensive
Regime Replaced: No
Primary Source Documents:
• National Security Council (December 11, 1953) “NSC 174: Report to the National Security
Council by the National Security Council Planning Board,” link.
• National Security Council (October 5, 1949) “NSC-58 on Policy Toward Eastern Europe,”
link.
• Central Intelligence Agency (April 20, 1950) “Codename QKSTAIR,” link.