BRITISH MILITARY MISSION,

SOFIA.

2.9.19.

To Director of Military Intelligence,

War Office, London.

I have to-day received the following report from Mr. Karanjuloff, President of the Internal Macedonian Committee.

Mr. Karanjuloff states that recently an Albanian arrived in Sofia with the object of securing a Macedonian Bulgar to proceed with him to Constantinople and thence to Paris to form part of a Macedonian Delegation which was to consist of 1 Turk, 1 Greek, 1 Bulgar and 1 Vlack (Rumanian) of Macedonian origin, with the object of presenting a demand on behalf of Macedonia for the formation of an Autonomous Macedonia under the protection of the French flag.

Mr. Karanjuloff, whose word may be relied on in this matter, states that the Albanian, whose coming and proceedings were attended by the greatest secrecy, gave out that his mission was being executed with the knowledge and consent of M. Pichon, the French Foreign Secretary, with the knowledge but without the consent of M. Clemenceau. The Albanian stated that all arrangements would be ready for the despatch of this Delegation from Constantinople to Paris as soon as the Members to form it had been collected.

Mr. Karanjuloff further informed me that a young Bulgar Macedonian of the name of Alexandroff, who had been educated in France and spoke French fluently, had been selected as the Bulgar Macedonian representative and had already proceeded to Constantinople.

Mr. Karanjuloff, as President of the Macedonian Internal Committee, had been asked to authorize this representative to plead as the representative of his society on behalf of an autonomous Macedonia under the French flag, but that he had refused, not only because the whole affair lacked any proof of authenticity, but also because his party had already adopted a resolution in favour of an autonomous Macedonia under British or American protection.

I forward this report for what it may be worth as it appears to me desirable that our Foreign Office should be informed.

(Signed) W.B.Baird.

Brigadier General,

British Military Representative.

Sofia.

September 2nd, 1919.