Към историята на българския народен морски сговор през 1920-1921 г.
To the History of the Bulgarian National Marine Agreement in 1920–1921

Summary/Abstract: In the article the establishment and the activity of the Bulgarian National Marine Agreement during the early period of its existence is described. Established on July 1, 1920 initially as a naval officers’ association, between the World Wars I and II this organization has been transformed into a mass public society with cultural, educational, economic and sports activities. But its first steps were slow and difficult. Almost a year the officers tried to get permission from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Interior for the existence of the association. A few years and the change of a few temporary committees is necessary until it comes to the constituent assembly held in May, 1923.In order to reveal numerous details about the Marine Agreement’s activities a lot of documents from the big archives of the organization were used. With help of the data some previously unknown facts were clarified and some false historiographical opinions were corrected. Also the relationship of the organization with the Bulgarian Freemasonry is studied and the concept about the leading role of Masonic lodges in the creation of the Marine Agreement, as well as about the subordinate role to the Freemasons because of the membership of the executives of the organization in Masonic lodges, is rejected. It is shown that the officers make their duties to the Agreement a priority rather than some of their other duties, including those to the lodges.

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