At 4:00 a. m. (Sofia time) we were on board the plane, together with Roza, and at 12:00 noon (Moscow time) landed in Moscow. Had a nice flight.
At 1:00 p. m., in Meshcherino.
In the evening, Tito, Rankovic;,465 and Dr. Neskovic;466 (presid[ent] of the Council of Min[isters] of Serbia) visited me.
Discussed the relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Warm, comradely atmosphere.
Agreed to discuss these issues together with Stalin.
Paniushkin informed me about the progress of work at the CC Department.
Kuusinen—spoke with him about the establishment of an ideological center for the Commun[ist] parties in Paris.
Biriuzov's visit. We discussed the situation in the Bulgarian army, and in particular the behavior of D[amian] Velchev.
Sergeev [Kolev] and Blagoeva, informed me about Bulgarian affairs in Moscow.
In the evening, at the Kremlin—Stalin and Molotov. A warm welcome. A long discussion on the peace treaty, the situation in the country, the future republic (elections for the Grand Nat[ional] Assembly), the situation in the army, the people’s militia, economic cooperation, mutual assistance between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, the alliance treaty with the USSR, etc.
Late at night, at Stalin’s dacha. Snacks. Stayed till morning (7:00 a. m.!). Discussed our tactics with regard to our allies, and in particular with regard to D[amian] Velchev.
Stalin criticized us for the lack of decisive actions.
Recommended that we be more resolute in our activities and pay less attention to the opinion and the mood of the Engl[ish] and Ameri[cans] and their agents in Bulgaria. . .
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