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ANASTASESCU, FaincaANDREI, Dr. Va-sileBARSAN, Eugene_•BOERU, MalanBOLDEANU, ReverendCHIACU, Nicolae'CIUFECU, (FNU)CODREANU, ZeleaCUINTU, (FNU)CURRENT RIG ACTIVITIES.CUTUMINA, StavreDEMETRESCU, GeorgeDRAGAN, ConstantineDRAGOMIR,AFNU)GAINA, OvitaGOLEA, TraianGROZA, DumitruHOJBOTA, MateiHUMITA, TeodorIASINSCKI, VasileILIESCU, NicolaeIOAkOVICI, (FNU)LAPADAT, GeorgeMADINCEAI.CoriolanMANOILESCU, GregorieMARCUSIU, EmilMICUDA, ConstantineMOGA, TraianMOTUI, EneaNICELESCU, EugeneNOVAKOSKI, (FNU)'OLTEANU, IliaOPRIS, Ronmns

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PATRASCU, Nicholi 24PERDICHI, Prof. George 22 •POPA, VirgilPOPESCU, Stefan - -POSTEUCA, Vasilie 13,16POTOP, Anna . 21PREDA, George 23PUBLICATIONS FROM ABROAD

European Bulletin 12Exilul Romanesc 12Libertatea 12Troitia 13Vatra 12

.Vestitorii 11RACOVEANU, George 25RADOVAN, (FN1J) 28ROMNICEAN, Glanicenu 28ROSU, OctavianRUSU, GeorgeSEZANOV, H.SIMA. HoreaSIMICIN,GeorgeSIMICIN, Ion (John) 14,22,2MENRESEieNicolae 1STANICEL, Stelian 10,18SURDUCAN, Ion 22TANASE, Nicolae 17TEOLORESCU, Eugene 10TIMIRAS,(FNU) 21TRIFA, Viorel 10,17VANGHIELE, (FNU) 16VLAD, Ion . 17ZELEA, Nicholae

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of other individuals in this organization on January 30,'1955:

The Informant described the RIG asbeing a movement in Rumania prior to World War II of a .strong nationalist character commonly called a rjgItsb.movement. He stated that the RIG obtained politidal-power as a Party in 1940 and lost control as a result ofthe revolution in January, 1941. He stated that thisParty was violently anti-Communist and was dissolved bythe King of Rumania following the revolution.

TEODOR HDMITA

Confidential Informant T-1 advisedthat TEODOR HDMITA was married in September, 1954, toa Rumanian born German girl Who had been born inBistrita, Rumania, and who had coma to Canada aboutJune, 1953, and is currently residing in Toronto, Canada.The Informant stated that this girl's- maiden name wasSOFT =SCHEN.

T-1 stated that HUMITA, aftergraduating from high school in 1932, had gone toa polytechnical college in the Province of Timisoora,Rumania, but at this time participated in no politicalactivity. He stated that at thiS time the RIG wasmerely a Cuzist movement which had originated in thispolytechnical college, but the RIG did not exist as suchat this time. T-1 stated that MITA was at this time,

.1932-1933, active in athletics and played 'football atTimisoora.

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About 1933 an individual identifiedas EUGENE4ICELESCU, from the Province of Molavia,entered Timisoqra College and started to organize theRIG. The Informant stated. this individual had previouslyattended law school at Cluf College.

During the national elections in1933 the RIG had some candidates in various parts ofRumania and as a result of electioneering, DUCA wasassassinated by three members of the RIG in Senaia.

About this time HUMITA left-TrimiecgANI ----,....- -----m---.to join his family for Christmas vacition in Bucharest.T-1 stated that after th, vaction wan over, HUMITA was to

lipick up NICELESCU at Cl and they were to return togetherto Timiaoora. At the t e HUMITA arrived in Clue, he foundthat NICELESCU had been arrested because of his RIGactivities and as a result of the killing of DUCA, andHUMITA offered to go to the police to make inquiry aboutNICELESCU. Upon doing so HUMITA was also arrested andwas sent to a Court Jail in Clue for the night. Uponbeing incarcerated, he found NIMP.;CU and about 20 otherstudents and one professor from Clue to be in the samecell.

The Informant stated that this groupwas held for about two weeks. About January 10, 1934, •HUMITA became ill with acute appendicitis and a generalinfection resulting therefrom, and from poor medicaladvice from two medical students in this group, becamevery . seriously ill, T-1 stated that the prison authoritieswanted to transfer HUMITA to.a military hospital which hadvery poor medical facilities but the Other students in thisgroup felt that HUMITA should be sent to the UniversityClinic. 1111 a result thgrbarracaded the door of the jail.and refused to permit the police authorities to takeHUMITA anywhere but to the University Clinic.

After approximately three days, thepolice authorities granted permission for HUMITA to betransferred to the University Clinic where he was examinedby Dr. ALEXANDER 'POP, who stated that there was no hope

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for HUMITA t s surviving a ection had gone too far.T-1 stated that "‘POP* was finally pursuaded by HUMITAtsuncle to operate and after approximately three monthsHUMITA regained his health and was released. TheInformant stated that because of the publicity which thiscase had received in the newspapers in Rumania and inneighboring countries, the remainder of the group inprison were released and HUMITA became an unwilling heroof the RIG.

After recovering, the Informant statedHUMITA returned to Timisoora but not being fully reconered,.._he was unable to return to his studies, so returned-ztiClizigt47-47-A..in the summer of 1934.

T-1 .stated that from 1934 to 1937 thepolitical situation in Rumania remained quiet and thereWas no major political activity.

T-1 stated that HUMITA returned toTimisoora in the summer of 1935 and went into the EngineerCorps, 7th Regiment of the Army, which was, at that time,stationed in Timisoora.

Upon completion of one year Armyservice HUMITA moved from Timisoorato Bucharest in 1936and registered at the University of Bucharest.

The Informant stated that at thistime HUMITA became aware that the RIG was a growing move-ment and had managed to infiltrate and gain control ofall the student organizations in all of the colleges sothat by 1937 no distinction was made between studentorganizations and the RIG. The name Iron Guard graduallydisappeared and became known as the Miscorea Legionara(Legloner Movement) and for political purposes in elec-tions was known as Its Totul Pentru Tara (everything forthe Country.)

This movement gained popular supportbecause they were allegedly to combat corruption in thegovernment which was wide spread at this time. The

.Informant stated that three characteristics of the move-ment at this time were':

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1. Their hold on the educational.system.

2. The fact that it was an anti-Semitic movement, based on economic factors and

3. That the movement was violentlyanti-Communist.

In the 1937 Rumanian elections, theLegioner movement came to the foreand in order to avoidpolitical complications, an under cover groupoknown assympathizers, came into existence. During this perlAld,'_.1937, EUGENRIUCLLESCU, who had been very active in theRIG movemnt in Timisoora, and who had become acquaintedand close friends with HORIAA-SIMA, who was the RIG Chiefof the Banat Region in Timisoora, moved to Bucharest.

• At this time the election campaignsstarted with the government currently in power havingon their side, the police and military organizations andopposed to them a collation formed by the National PeasantParty, the National Liberal Party and the Totul Pentru.

The Totul Pentru Party had as its head,Prince GEORGE CANTACUZINO, who was from a royal familyand a World War hero.

As the electioneering started, itbecame apparent that the elections would be close and thatthis would be a very rough election. This was the reasonthat the above-mentioned Parties formed their collation.'

The Informant, stated that HUMITAlspart in this election consisted of his participation,along with 100 other students, in putting on ademonstration.

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The government in power at thistime could not meet the required percentage of votes for

• re-election because of the RIG, National Peasant Party. and their activities and therefor, it was necessary tohold a second election. This time the elections were

• much rougher and there were numerous killings aroundthe country. Because of the failureof the Party inpower to win the first election the RIG and NationalPeasant Party became stronger and the . Party in power

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thought that they would lose the second election; however,because the elections were rough and bloody the RIGwithdrew their list of candidates to avoid futher bloodshed and the Party in power won the elections in 1938 withthe result that King CAROL I s dictatorship was formed andall political Parties were abolished. This situtationcontinued until 1940 when KiTEMOL was forced to leave.the country and the National Legioner Government was •established with General ION ANTONESCU as Prime Ministerand HORIA SIMA as Vice Premier.

T-1 stated that some of the causes •contributing to the forceful removal of King CAROL were •CAROL i s persecution of the RIG; his private life;the fact that two' provinces, Transylvania and BessiribiqS4were lost by Rumania . to_Hhngary and Russia, respectively.

JW?,f0401FAmit.""A, T-1 stated that in 1937 HUMITA hadbeen approached bi'FAINCAANASTASESCU in an effort to haveHUMITA build a strag-731-aer team which would eventuallydraw sports fans into politics and which could be usedfor propoganda purposes.

During the persecutions in 1938ANASTESESCU established himself in Bucharest. It wasduring this same, period that the leaders of the RIG, ledby ZELEOPDREANU and his followers, with the exceptionof a few who fled the Country or hid within the country,were placed under arrest. Ammg the individuals who • •managed to escape arrest was HOREA SIMA, who was activein the underground in Rumania at this time. CODREANUand 13 other individuals were assassinated, while allegedlyattempting to escape and at this time SIMA became theactive head of the RIG.

. The Informant stated that HUMITA, whowas residing in Bucharest at this time, attempted to helpNICELESCU when NICELESCU came to Bucharest, BecauseNICELESCU was one of the leaders of the RIG and cloiefriend of SIMA, HUMITA gradually became active in the RIGmovement and became fully aware of the fact that NICELESCUand SIMA, along with the rest of the RIg0 were going toattempt to put an end. to the persecutions then going onin Rumania,

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T-1 stated that HUMITA, through hisassociation with NICELESCU, met HOREA SIMA and helpedhim to hide in Bucharest. He stated that SIMA stayed atHUMITA l s residence aridat this time plans were made tocause explosions in various parts of the country in aninitial effort to strike back at the government. TheInformant stated that HUMITA at this time also becameaware of all the manifestations the students were to takepart in in Bucharest.'

The Informant further stated thatHUMITA and NICELESCU became very close friends whileNICELESCU was itaying at the HUMITA resident and in1938 NICELESCU was arrested and severely beaten in anseffort to make him tell where HOREA SIMA was biding.

Not being able to furnish thisinformation NICELESCU was sent to a concentration campin Miercurea Crucului,

About 3:00 a.m. in December, 1938,the police came to the HUMITA residence and after con-ducting a search through HUMITA l s residence, took HUMITAto police headquarters in Bucharest where he was placedin a cell. The Informant stated that the following dayHUMITA was questioned as to the whereabouts of SIMA andwhen unable to furAiih them with the desired information,not having this information, HUMITA was taken to a specialinterrogation (torture) chamber where he was tortured andquestioned for three days.

Several days later HUMITA was sent tothe same camp where NICELESCU and approximately 400 otherRIG members were incarcerated. The Informant stated thatHUMITA was held there until the summer of 1939. T-1stated that HUMITA was finally released when he and severalother individuals agreed to sign a paper stating that they.would never participate in any political activity, particularlythe RIG, again.

T-1 stated that HUMITA then returned tohis family in Bucharest and was ultimately sent by hisfamily, because of a food shortage in Bucharest, to asummer resort in Eforia on the Black Sea. The Informantstated that HUMITA returned to Bucharest about September

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or October, 1939, and was drafted into the Army. HUM1TAwas assigned to the Third Regiment of the Corps ofEngineers and was stationed for two or three months atAlba Iulia. This regiment was then sent to the northborder of Transylvania where HUMITA remained until the.early spring of 1940 when he Was sent, as were others whowere educationally qualified, to Officers' Candidate School .near Bucharest.

Upon.finishing Officers' CandidateSchool in the summer of 1940, HUMITA was sent to the'east border of Besserabia where he remained until aboutthe end of the summer of 1940 when Russia took over thisprovince.

The Informant stated that HUMITAwas then sent to the Province of Moldovia to fortifythe Prut line. The Informant Stated that HUMITA wasstationed here until the end of 1940 when he returned toBucharest. While in the Army on the eastern border thenew ANTONESCU - SIMA government was formed.

Upon returning to Bucharest, HUMITAagain registered at the university but made frequenttrips to check on family property in dug. NICELESCU,who, because of illness, had been transported from theconcentration camp where he had been incarcerated toa hospital in Brasov, had managed to escape the killingof all of the. prisoners in this concentration camp andto eventually make his escape from the government authorities.

Upon the establishment of the ANTONESCU-SIMA government, NICEZESCU returned to Bucharest and obtaineda job in the Security Police. It was at this time that thefriendship of HUMITA and NICELESOU was renewed. It wasthrough. NICELESCU that HUMITA ultimately met OCTAVIAN'TOSU,Who was at that time a candidate on the RIG ticket in theDistrict of Severian.

T-1 'stated that during this periodEUMITA was constantly with NICELESCU but had no missionassigned to him. He stated that one day while riding .with NICELESCU, NICELESCU had suddenly stopped the car tomeet KOREA SIMA, who was walking on the Aidewalk. The

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Informant stated that these three individuals carried ona discussion during which time SIMA mentioned that heneeded someone in the Ministry of Economics and offeredthe position to BUMITA. T-1 stated, however l _that HUMITA.declined this offer because he did not feel that he wasqualified for the position. The Inforimnt Stated thatHUMITA t s close relationship with NI.CELESCU continued untilNICELESCU was killed in an automobi3 A accident in late1940.

T-1 stated that on January 21, 19.41-.014_there was a big demonstration in front of the university.in Bucharest resulting from friction between SIMA andANTONESCU. This demonstration was held to ()Vox, throw'ANTONEpCU. As a result ANTONESCU replaced the men whowere on.SIMA t s aide in some of the police prefectureswith some of his own men. The RIG, or SIMA t s followers,attempted to hold their offices and fights took placethroughout the country. As a result marshal law wasestablished.

HUMITA, according to T-1, wasattending school at this time and had become betteracquainted with_OCTAVIAN ROSU,

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When mgrshal law was establishedit was decided that a plebVeite should be held in thecountry to determine if the people were with or againstthe ANTONESCIT government.

Under duress, the majority of thepeople voted that they were in favor of that government,but HUMITA for some unknown reason vnted against thegnvernment and as a result;tlived in constant fear, A'hurt time after this plebrcite was held, ROSU came toBUMITa t s restdence and asked him if he desired to fleethe country. T-1 stated that HUMITA was hesitant butbecause of fear for his life, he was finally convinced byROSU and as a result, in the spring of 1941 HUMITA wastaken to a meeting place by ROSU where he, along withthe following individuals, were taken to Vienna:

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T-1 stated that he believed the placeslisted next to the above names are where these individualsare at the present time,

The Informant stated that this groupwas sent to Vienna on a German train under this-protectionof the German. Army and were then transported to Berkenbrubk,Germany, where they stayed for approximately one month andwere then taken to Roe took, Germany, under arrest,

. Shortly after incarceration in Rostockthe Rumanians were sorted by the German S.S. and were_taken.,....._to . Buchenwald prison where they were held as.hostages'ilif-s!'''',"--1-74,the Germans, to keep .ANTONESCU in line, for approximately fil;aziAtJetwo years, 14".zost

The Informant stated that while HUMITAwas in Buchenwald, the camp was almost destroyed by bombingin 1944. At this time SIMA made some sort of agreement withthe German government and the Rumanians were freed to fightthe Communists for Germany. T-1 stated that this groupwas taken to Vienna where HUMITA escaped and dropped allpolitical activities and ties maintaining the friendshipof only ROSU.

T-1 confirmed other background informa-tion which has been previously reported on TEODOR RUMITA andstated HUMITA has had no political activity in the RIG orany other organization since his release from Buchenwald.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM ABROAD

Confidential Informant T-1 stated thathe has knowledge . of the following publications being sentinto the United States from European countries:

,e "VestitoriinAccording to T-1, this paper is

published monthly in Munich,. Germany, and is sent tothe United States by 2RAIAN GOLEA, ,The only otherindividual whanthe Informant knew to be connected withthis piper is GRIGORIE7MANOILESCU. The Informant stated

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that MITA has received this paper on one occasion andthat it has also been sent to Reverend GEORGE POP inDetroit and to other Rumanians, not necessarily membersof the RIG, all over the world and that it is sent withoutbeing solicited. T-1 stated that he did not know how thispaper was financed but believed that its publication would'be rather expensive inasmuch as it was printed and not,mimeographed.

//' "Exilul Romanese

According to the Informant, this.paper is published in ktplichl,germany, and is distrifiitedby the same group as "VETErfiri —T-1 stated thatboth this paper and "Vestitorii" and definitely RIGpublications.

"European Bulletin"

T-1 stated that this is a smallmagazine put out by representatives or Eastern Europeanpeople and is financed by CONSTANTINE1MAGAN and ispublished in Rome, Italy.

"Libertatea"

T-1 stated that this is a RIGpaper published in Spain but whose editors are unknownto the Informant. He stated, however, that this paperhad articles by vAsmix4AsiNsma which promoted theprinciples of the RIG.

"Vatra

T-1 stated this publication was putout by PETRWVALIMAREANU and it was believed by theInformant to possibly be a RIG publication. He statedit was a mimeographed publication but that he knew •nothing about it or VALIMAREAM.

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"Troitia"

The Informant stated that this publicist-tion comes from Canada and that he has heard and believesit promotes some —reirrgious notions, but to his knowledgeis not a RIG publication, though the RIG did at one timedominate the name Troitia.

CURRENT RIG ACTIVITIES

Confidential Informant T-1 stated thathe has met VASILIErTOSTEUCA, whom he knows to be a RIGmember, on several occasions. T-1 stated that in thesesmeetings POSTEUCA has discussed with him the individUalar -who want to Rumania to fight Communism in 1954 and expressedthe opinion that it was a great thing that some people werewilling to sacrifice their lilies for the liberation ofRumania.

In connection with this group going to.Rumania, T-1 stated that he had heard in general discussionand had read in local Detroit newspapers that these men werebetrayed by one of their group named (FNU) "TOMA." T-1stated he AmewzmitibLing mare about this mission other thanthat it-was RIG sponsored and went to Rumania with theknowledge of an unidentified American intelligence agency.He stated he knew of no other plans to send similar groupsto Rumania. .

Informant stated further that he hasbad political discussions with an individual named (MU)

•-(3ITINTU, an RIG member, who lives in Windsor, Canada.The Informant stated that in these discussions he hadexpressed his general views on the Rumanian reAugeeproblems while CUINTU t s personal approach was along limes ofParty politics. '2-1 stated that CUINTU had advocated thatyoung people should take Over the RIG, this being thenatural thing to do. The Informant stated that CUINTU hadattempted to get him actively involved in the RIG statingthat he was in constant contact with a group in Canadaheaded by ZELEArand VASILIE POSTEUCA and discusses withthem the split in the ranks or the RIG.

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The Informant stated that CUINTUcame from South America (Brazil or Argentina) and hasstated that there is a much larger and better organizedgroup in South America and in Spain and that in Spainthe RIG is building a student house to shelter all RIGmembers and are therefore in need of funds, The InformantIatatbd that this individual has indirectly approached himfor contributions to this fund but he has not, and does notintend to send money for the support of the RIG. T-1stated that CUINTU apparently has a permit to come to theUnited States and frequently does so.

T-1 further advised that he haa,,hard,that ION“JOB10--tIMICIN, a member of the RIG has been- --distributing RIG literature and propaganda in the UnitemStates. He stated that SIMICIN :!eceives publicationsfrom abroad and mails it to Rumanians ih the United States.He further stated that SIMICIN had indirectly approachedhim to contribute funds to be sent to Spain for thestudent house which was being built in Spain for RIGmembers.

INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM Thk, INFORMANT IS ACQUAINTED

Confidential Informant T-1 statedthat he is personally acquainted with, or knows of thefollowing individuals:

MATEI,ROJBOTA

The Informant stated that thisindividual is a RIG member but that he does not knowwhen he came to Canada nor where he is located at thepresent time in Canada. He stated that he has heardthat this individual is publishing a small mimeographedpaper, purpose unknown, and that he, along with CUINTU,.ZELEA, and POSTEUCA and others, were trying to reorganizethe RIG and decide who the leader should be (SIMA orsome other national figure.)

TRAIAN%0OLEA

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he was one of the members of the group which was sent toRumania in 1954 to fight Communism and was ultimately killedwhen this group was caught by the Russians.

GRIGORIERANOILESCU

T-1 stated . that.this individual isa professor and during and before World War II wasDirector of the Rumanian Institute in Germany. He wasa member of the Legioner movement and the brother of -MIRA' MANOILESCU, who was Rumanian Minister of Economy.

VASILE'IASINSCKI

T-1 stated that he personally knewthis individual having met him when IASINSCKI came" to

• Rostodk in 1942 to discuss with an unidentified groupof individuals the problems and policies of the RIGat that time. The Informant stated that he has not heardfrom IASINSCKI since that time; however, the Informantstated he still cOrresponds with OCTAVIAN ROSU, who isa personal friend of IASINSCKI.

OCTAVIAN ROSU

T-1 stated that ROSU was a close personalfriend of his and a member of the RIG. He stated that thelast he heard from ROSU he had resigned his position as anexecutive of one of the businesses of CONSTANTINE DRAGAN inRome, Italy, and was now working for himself, type of businessunknown.

CORIOLAN-VMADINCEA

The Informant stated that this individualresides in Windsor, Canada, is a business man, but hisemployment is unknown to the Informant. T-1 stated thathe believed that this individual is a sympathizer of theRIG.

H.-r8EZANOV , •

T-1 stated that he does not know whetherthis individual is an RIG member but does not believe 00. He

- stated he lives in Windsor, Canada, having come to thatcountry about three years ago from Italy.

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Dr. TRAIAN,MOGA

The Informant stated that this individualcame to St. Catherine, Canada, about three years ago fromItaly where the Informant knew him as one of the VicePresidents of the Rumanian Refugee. Committee. T-1 statedhe was not a RIG member but was'a representative of theRumanian National Peasant Party.

VASILIE POSTEUCA

T-1 stated that this individual isa member of the RIG and is believed to be presentlg.1.4371115..._....;:.7...7_7_,%.......in Montreal, Canada. T-1 stated he has not seenindividual for over a year but. believes that he writespoetry for an unknown publication and has also writtenarticles in unknown papers which the Informant believedwere of apolitical nature, advocating the principles ofthe RIG.

CFNU4A7VANGHIELE

T-1 stated that he has only met thisindividual once or twice and that it is believed that heis living in Windsor, Canada. The Informant stated hedid not know whether this individual is a RIG member butthat he camp to Canada approximately two or three yearsago and presently lives by himself.

NI CHOLia;ZELEA

T-1 stated that this individual wasrecently ordained priest in the Rumanian Orthodox Church ,in Hamilton Ontario, Canada, and was definitely a RIG t_,member having formerly been incarcerated in Rostock prison.camp in Germany. The Informant stated that he has onlymat ZELEA once since he came to Canada and that Was at awedding in Hamilton. The Informant stated he did notknow of any political activities on the part of ZELEAother than those previoualy mentioned.

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T-1 stated that TANASE is definitelya. RIG member but that the Informant has only met himon two social occasions since TANASE came to Canada andhas no knowledge of political activity on the part ofTANASE.

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T-1 stated that thisto Windsor, Canada, about three years ago from South--America and is definitely a RIG member having. been •.

formerly.incarcerated'in Rostock. The Informant statedhe could furnish no additional information other thanthat previously set out in this report.

IONITLAD

The Informant stated that thisindividual is currently living in Windsor, Canada,having fled from Rumania after the Communist Partytog& over. The Informant stated that VLAD is strictlyneutral on politics and is definitely not a RIG member.

(FN-04,1)RAGOMIR

The Informant stated that thisIndividual currently resides in Windsor, Canada, havingfled Rumania after the Communist Party took over. T-1stated that this individual has no political activityand was never a member of the RIG, ..

VIOREIA!RIFA.

Informant stated that he does notpersonally know TRIFA but that he has heard TRIFA wasPresident of a Rumanian student organization during andbefore the time of the revolution in Rumania in 1941.He escaped to Germany and eventually to Italy where hewas a Catholic priest in Rome. According to T-1 TRIFAcame to Cleveland, Ohio, from Italy, and worked for thenewspaper, "SOlia," the publication of the Rumanian

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Orthodox Church of North America, and was later nominated.as Bishop and consecrated as such of the Rumanian OrthodoxChurches of North America, T-1 stated that he has heardTRIFA has been visited at the Vatra at Grass Lake, Michigan,by ZELEA, HOJBOTA, and other Canadians but does not knowwhat activity took place.

NICOLAErSMARANDESCU

T-1 stated that he originally metSMARANDESCU in Rostock, Germany and knew him to be a memberof the RIG. The Informant stated, however,no political activities on the part of SMARANDES0T'ained:4,..''''his arrival in the United States.

STELIA1OSTANICEL

The Informant stated that he originallymet STANICEL at the University of Bucharest in Rumaniaabout 1937 but . has had no contact with him since 1938. Inconnection with the assassination of NICOLAE IORGA,JILAVA, and VIRGIL MAGEARU, the Informant stated that hehad only beard that STANICEL was a police officer inBucharest when the National Legioner government wasinstalled and was involved in the Investigation whichwas conducted a11 over Rumania to ascertain who wasresponsible for the assassination of RIG members. TheInformant stated that he knew of no activity on the partof STANICEL since his arrival in the United States.

EMIlnIAROUSIU •

T-1 stated that he originally met.this individual when he accompanied a group from Germanywhich visited Rome during the Holy Year in 1950. Helater met him in Youngs to Ohio, and é third time inHamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Informant stated thathe did not know whether this individual was an RIG memberand did not know anything about his political activities.

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NICOLABiLIESCU

T-1 stated that he knew very littleabout this individual having met him originally in ROMS

' in 190. The Informant stated he believed ILIESCU wasa member of the RIG and 'formerly wrote for the newspaperRlfatra."

EUGENAARSAN

T-1 stated that he originally metBARSAN in Rostock, Germany, but has not seen him sincehe came to the United States about three yearestated that he would classify BARSAN as a borderliaympathizer of the RIG hut knew of no RIG activities onhis part.

VIRGIL0M

T-1 stated that he knew POPA to bean RIG member having formerly been incarcerated inRostock prison camp. T-1 stated that he has not hadany contact with POPA and knew of none of his activities.

ILIE4MULTEA

T-1 stated that he believes SMULTEA isa member of the RIG and that he originally met SMULTEA inRostock Prison Camp in Germany but has not met him Ancethat time. He stated he believes SMULTKA came to the UnitedStates about three years ago and is presently living inCleveland, Ohio.

STAVREeCUTUM1NA

, The Informant stated that he is person-'nlly acquainted with CUTUMINA, having met him in Rostockprison damp and later in Italy but has not seen him norcorresponded with him since CUTUMINA came to the UnitedStates. He stated that he does not know where CUTUMINAis presently residing but that he is a member of the RIG.

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The Informant stated he fs personallyacquainted with POPESCU, having met him originally in RostockPrison Camp, later in Italy and has seen him on two orthree occasions since POPESCU came to the-United States,the last time being over a year ago at a Rilmanian Unionand League picnic held in Detroit, at which time POPESCUimpressed the Informant as being an official of some sortat this picnic. The Informant stated that he wrote a letterto POPESCU.requesting the address of NICOLAE CHIACU. TheInformant stated that so far as POPESCU's political sym-pathies are concerned, he would classify him as -A7,-librder..line sympathizer of the RIG. He stated that on the OcCaslods AWLwhen he met POPESCU in the United States their discur,sionswere on general matters and did not deal with politics.He stated he believed POPESCU was presently living inCleveland, Ohio and that he had expressed the desire toopen a restaurant.

NICOLArlb-HIACU

The Informant stated that he had writtento STEFAN POPESCU to obtain the address of NICOLAE CHIACU,advising POPESCU that he desired to obtain some informationrelative to college entrance requirements in Washington,'D.C.and had later received a letter from CHIACU furnishing himwith the information he had ree,lasted. He stated that hewould classify CHIACU as a sympathizer of the RIG.

FNU'CIUFECU

T-1 stated that he would classifyCIUFECU as a sympathizer of the RIG. He stated that hloriginally met him in Italy and had later heard that hewas vacationing at the Vatra at Grass Lake, Michigan. TheInformant stated he believed he was presently livingsomewhere in New York State and that he had, attempted toobtain entry into the United States for his sister who wasliving in Rome but that permission had been refused becauseof his sister's health.

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FNU-.10ANOVICIFN•-TIMIRASANNAPOTOP

T-1 stated that IOANOVICI was in RostockPrison Camp and that he had later heard that he was inCleveland, Ohio. The Informant stated that when Professor (--SEVER POP was in the United States in the summervar,1954as a visiting professor at Ann Arbor, Michigan, that POP'had been in correspondence with an individual named TIMIRASwho was teaching at the Monterey, California Army LanguageSchool and that TIMIRAS had advised POP, who had subsequentlytold the Informant that IOANOVICI was also teaching atthis school. The Informant stated that IOANOVICI, tohis knowledge, was in no way connected with the RIG andneither was TIMIRAS. The Informant stated that he hadheard that when TIMIRAS had left the Rtmanian Legationin Rome, Italy, when Russia took over, that TIMIRAS hadtaken all of the money he could find belonging to theLegation and had subsequently used this money for himself.The Informant was questioned as to whether he wasacquainted with ANNA POTOP and that he had stated hehad heard of her but that she was not in any way connectedwith the RIG and that he had no other knowledge about her.

ILIEA.OLTEANU

The Informant stated that he had metILIE OLTEANU, who was a sympathizer of the RIG, in RostockPrison Camp and had later worked with him in Italy in arelief organization which was under the auspices of theVatican. The Informant stated that he had never met OLTEANUin Bucharest, Rdmania but had heard that he was an officialin one of the banks in that city. The Informant statedthat he had also heard that OLTEANU was connected with thekilling of IORGA and MADGARU but that knowing OLTEANU hecould not believe this was true. The Informant stated thathe has met OLTEANU on numerous occasions since coming tothe United States, OLTEANU having previously lived inAnn Arbor, Michigan, but never knew or heard of any RIGactivities on the part of OLTEANU since coming to the' UnitedStates. The Informant stated that he believed OLTEANU waspresently residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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%,amaiGEORGE-and ION (JOHN) SIMICIN Pr

The Informant stated that he knewJOHN SIMICIN to be a member of the RIG but did not knowanything about the political feelings of GEORGE SIMICIN,JOHN's brother. He stated that he knew JOHN SIMICIN cameto Detroit quite often but did not know what the purposeof these visits were other than that while in Detroit he ummaafrequently visited GEORGE CONSTANTINE and that he alsosmadetrips to Cleveland, Ohio and to Canada. He stated th-at w-.he assumed SIMICIN's visits to Canada were in connectionwith Iron Guard activities and that he believed SIMICIN FAC'

had correspondents all over the United States, Canada, andin foreign countries. The Informant stated he had.noother information about JOHN SIMICIN other than previouslyset out in this report. He stated he had no knowledgeof the activities of GEORGE SIMICIN.

Reverend ION7SURDUCAN

The Informant stated that he did notknow anything about the political affiliations of SURDUCANbut believed he came to the United States about threeyears ago.

GEORWLAPADAT

The Informant stated that LAPADAT hadno political activities to his knowledge, having come fromItaly at the same time the Informant did. The Informantstated that he believed LAPADAT was presently in the UnitedStates Army.

• FNUT-NOVAKOSKI

The Informant stated that he did notpersonally know NOVAKOSKI but had heard he was in Chicago,Illinois and was connected with a poetry magazine entitledVers. He stated that he had no knowledge of this individual'sactivities.

Professor GEORGE.1-PERDICHI .

The Informant stated he believedPERDICHI came to the United States about four years ago

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but his present whereabouts is unknown. The Informantpreviously knew this individual in Rome, Italy and wouldclassify him as a sympathizer of the RIG.

CONSTANTINETMICUDA

The Informant stated that to hisknowledge MICUDA had no political activities and was_.currently residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He stdted-',he had no additional knowledge about this individual.

GEORGERUSU

The Informant stated that RUSU had beena member of the Liberal Party in RUmania prior to WorldWar II but that he had no knowledge of any activities onthis individual's part since that time and had not beenin contact with him.

ENEAMOTUI

The Informant stated that MOTUI cameto the United States about three years ago but to hisknowledge had not been active in any political activities.He stated . chat MOTUI, to his knowledge, was dot an RIGmember.

Reverend GEORGE7PREDA

The Informant stated that he hadoriginally met PREDA in Rostock Prison Camp, Germany, andwould classify .him as an RIG sympathizer, although hedid not know what PREDA's political background was. Hestated he believed PREDA was presently residing in St..Paul, Minnesota.

R04UNS7TPRIS

The Informant stated that OPRIS wasa member of the Iron Guard, having formerly been a policeofficial in Bucharest, Rumania in 1940. He stated that hebelieved OPRIS was presently residing somewhere in Europebut had no personal knowledge of any of his activities.

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-AVIDRIT"-GAINA

• The Informant stated that GAINA wasan Iron Guard member and that he had first met him inBucharest, RUmania in 1940 through a friend. The Informantstated that at that time GAINA was commander of a legion-naire unit (Party Police) in Bucharest. The Informantstated that he did not know what GAINA's duties were atthat particular time but that he mentioned plans forenlarging the Party Police in the ftitiThe to provide better

mazascat- security for Iron Guard members. The Informant statedthat he never met with GAINA after this occasion-but lateT

heard while he (the Informant) was in Italy that GA/NA' 14,M5a0•7'had gone to South America, and 40sequently collizirto theUnited States heard from CIUNTU that GAINA was in SouthAmerica and that because of a certain freedom of movementin South America the Iron Guard movement was able to organizebetter.

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The Informant stated that PATRASCU wasa member of the Iron Guard and that he had heard PATRASCUreturned to ROMania in 1944 and attempted to make acompromise with the Germans to get Iron Guard members outof prison. The Informant stated he had no other knowledgeof PATRASCU I s activities.

DUMITMP.GROZA

The Informant stated that he firatknew GROZA in Rdmania in 1940 when GROZA was a leader orthe labor faction of the Iron Guard and that he later methim in Rostock Prison Camp. The Informant stated thatwhile he wap in Italy he heard that GROZA had returned toGermany but has had no contact with him since that time.

S . TRAIAN1OERU

The Informant stated that BOERU wasan Iron Guard member incarcerated in Rostock Prison Campand that when the Informant was in Italy he heard that.BOERU had gone to Germany'. He stated he had no otherknowledge of this individual.

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GEORGE'DEMETRESCU

The Informant stated that he metDEMETRESCU in Italy after the war and knew him to be anIron Guard member but has had no contact with him sincethat time.

GEORGEIACOVEANU

The Informant stated that he knewRACOVEANU to be an Iron Guard member, having met him inRostock. The Informant subsequently heard that thisindividual was a specialist intekiOnian Orthodox religiousproblems and was presently in Germany.

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441J,GA-FAINCA ANASTASESCU

The Informant stated that he firstmet this individual about 1937 and later renewed thekracquaintance in 1938 and 1939. He occasionally metir#‘0hANASTASESCU in 1940-1941. The Informant stated thatANASTASESCU was interested in sports in 1937 and he (theInformant), being a football (soccer) player at this time,had been approached by ANASTASESCU who wanted him totransfer from the "telephone club" to the "Coltea NociornitaClub" in an effort to build this latter club into a morepowerful organization. The Informant stated that ANASTASESCUhad given him money which was the policy for individualsplaying football but at this time had not mentioned theuse-of the football team for political purposes and thathe had never discussed politics with this individual.' TheInformant stated that he knew ANASTASESCU to be a friend

The Informant stated that he knewBOLDEANU to be a member of the Iron Guard, having met himin Rostock but that he has never seen BOLDEANU since thattime. He stated that he subsequently heard that thisindividual had gone to Paris, France and was attemptingto build up unity in the various Romanian political partiesand believed that the RIq'should be a recognized memberof this group.

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of GIANA. The Informant stated that becauae his friend,EUGENE NECRELESCU, was in the Rdmanian Secret Police in1940 and he (the Informant) was able to be present atmeetings wherein the problems of organizing an Iron GuardSecret Police were discussed, He stated that the purposeof organizing this police force was to protect the internalsecurity of the Iron Guard.

CONSTANTINE DRAGAN . • • 'I..,41

The Informant stated that he waspersonally acquainted with CONSTANTINE DRAGAN and thatwhile DRAGAN was in the United States in 1954 (specificdates unrecalled by the Informant) he had acted as hisguide and had taken him to meet with Reverend GEORGE POPand VIOREL TRIFA. At this time DRAGAN had also expresseda desire to meet with as many ROmanian leaders and Rumanianpeople in the United States as possible. The Informantstated that when DRAGAN had met with Reverend POP it hadbeen for a relatively short time and they had discussedthe Church which Reverend POP is currently trying to buildWhere DRAGAN had been and the difficulties which DRAGANhad met as a result of his alleged affiliation z with theIron Guard. The Informant stated that DRAGAN ha l toldhim that in connection with his business enterprises inItaly he was currently doing business with Italy, France,Stain, Greece and other lesser developed countries butwas not particularly interested in offering assistance tosmall businesses in the United States but did have suchan interest in Canada. He stated that he had also dis-cussed with DRAGAN marketing problems at which time DRAGANhad questioned him about economic conditions in Americaand had stated that the settlement of problems in Ramaniawould need, the assistance of Rdmanian Americans.

In connection with the visit to theVatra at Grass Lake, Michigan, the Informant stated thatDRAGAN had made an appointment with VIOREL TRIFA and hadthen requested the Informant to make arrangements forhim (DRAGAN) to obtain a driver's license. The Informantstated that he was subsequently advised by DRAGAN thatthe appointment with TRIFA had been moved up and that hedid not have time to obtain the driver's license requested.The Informant stated that DRAGAN had an appointment to

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speak on an Italian radio program in Detroit at 5:30 p.m. Earc-a4and that, at the time they were to go to thq Vatra theywere advised that TRIFA was in Detroit and would be unableto meet with DRAGAN, however, because DRAGAN desired tosee the Vatra the Informant agreed to drive him to GrassLake. After viewing the grounds at the Vatra for a shortperiod of time and when they were about to leave, VIORELTRIFA arrived and showed DRAGAN the buildings in the yardand they carried on a conversation lasting approximay.....five minutes. At the completion of this discussion,the'-contents of which were unknown to the Informant, he andDRAGAN returned to Detroit. mama

In connection with DRAGAN t s interestin the United States and Canada, the Informant statedthat DRAGAN had questioned him about the activities ofthe Rdmanians in America. The Informant stated that hehad advised DRAGAN that the Rdmanians were not a largegroup and that as a consequence they only had a radioprogram lasting about one hour once a week while othernationality groups had daily programs sponsore by privateenterprises while the ROmanians being a small .oup didnot have the support of these enterprises. The Informantstated that DRAGAN had then asked about having more donefor the Rdmanians and stated that he would be willing toassist or to build a radio station and stated that tofinance this project people in time learning of the desireto build a ROmanian station in the United States orCanada would offer support.

The Informant stated that DRAGAN hadthen questioned him as to where the strongest RUmaniancommunities in the United States were and was advised bythe Informant that Cleveland and Detroit had the largestRdmanian population.

The Informant stated that DRAGAN hadalso questioned him about Rdmanian people in the UnitedStates with economic-scholastic backgrounds and when theonly name the Informant was able to furnish immediatelywas an individual identified as RUGIN, a teacher at anunknown college /in Niagara Falls, DRAGAN had requestedthe Informant to obtain other names and send them to him.

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The Informant stated that as yet he has not-complied withthis request. The Informant stated that DRAGAN T s statedpurpose for obtaining these names was to help RUmaniain the future.

The Informant stated that other indi-viduals who DRAGAN indicated he was going to meet.with,wqre.JOHN SIMICIN in Chicago because SIMICIN was from thd=same't»province in RUmania as DRAGAN. The Informant stated thatDRAGAN had indicated an interest in SIMICIN T s activitiesand problems but did not further discuss him.

The Informant stated that DRAGAN hadalso met an individual identified as LUCACI, the editorof the newspaper America, and had requested that an articleappearing in this newspaper be sent to him in Italy. TheInformant stated that as to future political plans DRAGANhad expressed an interest in Rananian problems and hadstated he was trying to build up his newspapers and wouldattempt to publish something that would be of generalinterest to all Rdmanians. He stated that DRAGAN had ex-pressed a desire to obtain the names of all educationallyqualified RUmanian business men who could form a nucleusof economist in any eventuality and should the politicalsituation change in Rdmania have these individuals avai3obleto go to Rdmania to cope with the economic nroblemsof any new Rumanian Government that may be lomed. TheInformant stated that DRAGAN never mentioned the possibilityof becoming a minister of economics.

The Informant stated that he did notknow the specific date that DRAGAN left Detroit but believedit was about the end of June 1954. He stated that DRAGANleft Detroit for Canada on a Friday evening and wassupposed to meet with a chemical engineer named GLANICENU

-i-ROMNICEAN who was from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. TheInformant stated that he did not know whether this meetingwas to take place in Hamilton or in Toronto, Canada butthat he believed Sit would be Toronto. The Informant statedthat when DRAGAN l'eft /Canada he had an appointment tomeet with an individual identified as FNURADOVAN at theairport in New York City and that he was then going toleave by air for Europe. The Informant stated that he didnot know whether DRAGAN was returning direct to Italty orwhether he was going to some other country.

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