English Translation

- 51 - 5: B u l g a r i e n The majority of Czechs living in Bulgaria live in Sofia; Czech emigration is relatively weak in Bulgaria. In Sofia. there are about 900 Czechs. In Bulgaria, too, there is a "Czech Association" for the territory of Bulgaria, managed by the brewery owner P r o š e k. B.Prošek has been based in Sofia for many years and recently resigned from the presidency of the Tsfhechische Verband, as he was allegedly accused of being German-friendly. His successor became the German-phobic carpenter Wenzel P o s p í š i 1 , Musallagasse 2. However, Prošek is again chairman of the association for a short time. The brothers Prošek own the largest brewery of Bulgaria. Co-owner of the brewery is the rich Bulgarian family P i p p e v. One of the Pippev is married to a Prošec. Their son Josef P i P p ev. often moves in the creeks of those Czechs who are suspected of working for the Czech Niderstand movement. The Czech colony has its strongest support in the branch of the Anglo- and Prague credit bank in Sofia, where the economic interests of the Czechs in Bulgaria are concentrated and their economic support is found. With the help of this bank, protectorate funds are suspected to be used to support the anti-rich activities of Czech emigration and the Czech colony. The bank house also supports the "Czech House" in Sofia, ulica Krakra 15 and makes payments for the Czech schools in Bulgaria. The bank is located on the Boulevard Dondukov, where it owns its offices on the ground floor and on the first floor.The rest of the building is rented out to an export company.The director of the bank Franz V a ř e č k a is in the suspicion of hostile activity- Tm Internahmen is employed a large number of Bulgarians. Main cashier is Peter T a s s e v , head of accounting Ivan G e o r g i e v and - 52 -