heits dienst , ▁where ▁he ▁spoke ▁to ▁Hitler ▁and ▁Him ml er ▁and ▁other ▁top ▁German ▁leaders . ▁From ▁the ▁sc ant ▁available ▁German ▁information , ▁it ▁is ▁apparent ▁that ▁Mih ail ov ▁received ▁consent ▁to ▁create ▁three ▁batt al ions ▁consisting ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁armed ▁with ▁German ▁weapons ▁and ▁m un itions . ▁Moreover , ▁these ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁the ▁oper ative ▁command ▁and ▁dispos al ▁of ▁Reich sf u hrer ▁of ▁SS ▁Heinrich ▁Him ml er . ▁Additionally , ▁in ▁Sof ia ▁tal ks ▁were ▁held ▁between ▁high - ran king ▁function aries ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁and ▁the ▁IM RO ▁Central ▁Committee ▁members . ▁Despite ▁the ▁confident ial ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁Mih ail ov ▁and ▁the ▁S icher heits dienst , ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁government ▁obtained ▁certain ▁information ▁about ▁them . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Bulg aria ▁ordered ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁its ▁troops ▁from ▁Mac ed onia . ▁D etailed ▁German ▁tele gram s ▁indicate ▁that ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Mih aj lov ▁was ▁flow n ▁from ▁Zag reb ▁to ▁Sof ia . ▁A ▁German ▁tele gram ▁from ▁ 1 : 0 7   am ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁indicates ▁that ▁Hitler ▁re - ordered ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁state ▁in ▁Mac ed onia . ▁Mih aj lov ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Sk op je ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 5 ▁September ▁" to ▁see ▁what ▁can ▁saved ". ▁Another ▁tele