Show US vs Recalls Recoils Envoy Envoi In Bulgar Bulgur Dispute WASHINGTON v Feb 21 P l iP- iP jp- jp The United States broke diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic relations T Tuesday u e s d day a y with Communist Bulgaria American Minister Donald R R. R Heath and other U U. S S. S representatives tives in Sofia were ordered home The break climaxes a dispute with Bulgaria Bulgara over Communist attacks on Heath and a demand from the Bulgarian government for his recall Bulgaria was directed to wIthdraw withdraw withdraw with wIth- draw its small diplomatic mission in Washington Its legation here is headed now by Dr Peter charge daf faires It is the first time the United States has broken diplomatic relations relations relations rela rela- with any nation since the war Informed of or Action The U. U S S. S dec decision sion was communicated communicated communicated to the Bulgarian government government govern govern- ment at Sofia Monday was summon summoned cd to the state department department department depart depart- ment Tuesday and informed of the action He was directed to make ar arrangements arrangements arrangements ar- ar to leave the United States with other members of the legation and their families After talking with Llewellyn Thompson deputy assistant secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary for European affairs told reporters I think the break is complete He said there are 12 members of the legation staff including in including including in- in dependents and that all probably leave early in March f- f The s state slate department said Thompson told the United I States ta e expected J Bul Bulgaria aria would o ld I facilitate the departure of the I American group said he assumed this would be done The state department in a formal formal formal for for- mal announcement described the break as suspension of diplomatic relations It means that the United States will have ha no representatives whatever whatever whatever what what- j ever in Bulgaria Against Policy Closing the Sofia legation was decided on despite the American policy of keeping representatives in foreign capitals even under highly unfavorable circumstances so that t they can serve as inside observers In line with that policy the See Page 4 Column 2 U. U S. S Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Red Controlled Bulgaria I Continued from Page One Ono United States has retained representatives representatives representatives in capitals of other Soviet Soviet So So- viet iet bloc states despite frequent periods of friction and difficulty The dispute with Bulgaria in its climactic stage lasted one month It Jt came to a head when the Ule Bulgarian government go submitted a formal demand for the recall of Heath accusing him of abrupt interference in the interior affairs of Bulgaria Linked With ith Sp Spy It charged Heath specifically with th being linked with Traicho Kostov oslo former deputy prime minister minister min mm- ister who was hanged after being convicted of treason and espionage against the Bulgarian peoples p republic But relations had gone downhill downhill downhill down down- hill ste steadily dily during most of oC the postwar period Bulgaria along with Hungary and Romania was formally charged by the United States and I Iother other western powers last year i in the United Nations with violating violating violating violat violat- ing peace treaty pledges The charges were particularly I of violation of rights they had pledged to give their own people The state department in announcing announcing announcing an an- anI I I the break declared that I II I the responsibility rests with the Bulgarian government I It denounced as false the charges against Heath and cited the protracted protracted protracted pro pro- United States efforts to persuade the Bulgarian government govern govern- ment to reconsider its unwarranted unwarranted unwarranted unwar I ranted and reckless course of ac ac- ac- ac I tion I The note delivered by Heath to the Sofia foreign office was a spoken plain-spoken word statement I of the American position It concluded concluded con con- eluded Maintain Friendship The government of the Unit United d States will continue to maintain its feeling of friendship for the thel people of Bulgaria and to manifest manifest mani mani- fest feat in every appropriate wa way its deep interest in their welfare The II government of the United States however howe is reluctantly compelled I to co con conclude lude that it is no longer possible in view of the present I attitude of the Bulgarian government government govern govern- ment for the American minister and his staff to remain in Bul Bul- garia gania They have ha received received Instructions instructions instructions to lea leave leae e Bulgaria as soon as possible At the same time the government of the United States requests the recall of the Bulgarian Bul Bul- garian garlan diplomatic mission from the United States Sternest Step This is the sternest diplomatic step the state department yet has taken against any anyone one of the Communist Communist Com Corn countries in the partnership since the cold war between between between be be- tween east and west began And even as the spy trial of Robert A. A closed in Budapest Budapest Budapest Buda Buda- pest another was shaping up in Bulgaria There five fi Bulgarians were confronted with the familiar charge spying charge spying for the United States Sp Spy Fever All eastern Europe for months has been in the grip of a spy hunt always for spies accused of passing passing passing pass pass- ing intelligence to the United States and Britain or for traitors dealing with the outcast Communist Communist fist regime of Premier-Marshal Premier Tito in Yugoslavia Frequently the two are combined as in the case of the executed former vice premier of Hungary Laszlo A few days ago Hungarian Deputy Deputy Deputy Dep Dep- uty Premier Matyas told the Communist party he bosses that the United States maintains the greatest spying organization in the world Their spies swarm all over the world and of course also in Hungary Hungary Hungary Hun Hun- gary said he charged was one such spy spy one one of many In Czechoslovakia the nervous new member of the European Com Com- family of nations a spy hunt has reached into all walks of life Czechoslovakia has put on trial a large group roup In Mora Moravia ia on charges of plotting the death of the Communist states state's leaders the press has been charging that U. U S. S embassies and are giving diplomatic Immunity to spies saboteurs and conspirators |