ject with the United States and asked Mr. Kouyoumdjisky what should next be done. Mr.
Kouyoumdjisky replied that he wanted to know what the Bulgarian Army thought, whether the
Regents had the Army with them and if so whether the Army would join the Allied Armies in
expelling the Germans from Bulgaria at the proper moment. M. Balabanoff replied that the Army
followed the Government and that there would be no difficulty on that score. He said he would
telegraph to Sofia to send immediately two authorized representatives to discuss details. Mr.
Kouyoumdjisky and M. Balabanoff then considered at some length the identity of appropriate
representatives.
In the course of this conversation, M. Balabanoff observed that Bulgaria's principal
preoccupation was lest the country be destroyed and dismembered and that while he understood
that no territorial questions could be considered, he wanted to record that view. M. Balabanoff
also expressed the hope that the Mission would do whatever might be necessary to suspend the
bombing pending the selection and arrival of Bulgarian representatives in Istanbul. He was
informed that an appropriate telegram would be sent to Washington.
On 6 February, M. Balabanoff received Mr. Kouyoumdjisky and Major Gurfein
and confirmed in substance his conversation of the previous day with Mr. Kouyoumdjisky
reiterating that he had the definite mandate from his Government to discuss this matter and that he
would communicate immediately with his Government asking that authorized representatives be
sent at once. He also urged the greatest discretion on the part of all concerned lest word of tae
negotiations should reach the Germans.
(5) No reply having been received from Sofia through M. Balabanoff, he was
visited again in Istanbul on 28 February by Mr. Kouyoumdjisky and Colonel Jadwin who then met
him for the first time and identified himself as former Military Attache in Bulgaria. The
introduction of Colonel Jadwin at this time made it possible for the Mission to emphasize the
increasing official