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MARTIN permitted this office to make a photostaticcopy of these documents and the contents of the documents weretranslated by Confidential Informant T-1, of known reliability,and are reported as follows:

.According to T-1, Document #1 reads as follows:

"On Monday evening, January 20, 1941, former MinisterVASILOAS/NSCHI went from his Ministry to his home, located onOltarUlui Street. , While his automobile No. 6770B, conducted byChailffeur FLOREA CHIN'S, was moving on Maria Rosetti Street, hewas stopped brII1E„NICDIESCU, who at the time was Assistant Com-mander of the Wanddring Corps. 1/11CDIESCU came to the automobileand asked IASINSCHI, 'What are we going to do?'

" 'Are we going to start?'

"IASINSCHI told NICUIESCU that he did not think so.The discussion was a hasty one, and the chauffeur did not pay tooclose attention to it. (from the declaration of chauffeur FLOREACHIMUS 1 file, Volume II, page is illegible).

"On the evening of January 21, ?.:;54-, between 8:00and 9 M00 NORIA SI, together with TRAIAVDORO , went to Mrs.MARY FOLIRRONIADE, Palade Street No. 43, where. he (SIMA) stayeduntil Wednesday, January 22, 1941.

"On Monday evening, January 20, 1941, groups ofstudent Legionnaires(Iron Guardiets) and workers were organizedby VIOREL TRIFA, Commander of the Runianian Student legionaries, andby DUMITRIJ GROZA, Commander of the LegionnairesWorkers Corps. Orga-nized. in marching units, they manifested on the main streets andplaces of the city singing legionnaire songs and shouting, 'Downwith RIOSEANU; we want a legionnaire government, we want HORIA SIMAat the.head of the government'.

"The manifestation took place at the statue of "MIHAIVITEAZUL", where the participants and the manifestation came fromthe headquarters located on Roma Street. At the statue VIORELTRIFA and DUMITRU GROZA spoke. After awhile the manifestation, ledby TRIFA, GROZA, ILIE . NICULESCU and GHEORGHEiSidtBU, proceeded on

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Calea Victoriei, passing by the Royal Palace to the building ofthe Consul of Ministers where they were met Palace, the Army.

*As a result of the discussions and arrangementsnade by VIOREL TRIFA and DUMITRU °ROZA with Dr. VICTOR,BIRIS,former Secretary General of the Ministry, the demonstrators leftthe building of the Consul of Ministers. After leaving the buil-ding, they remained alerted at their different headquarters, andlater that evening they occupied different public buildings.

"The manifestation of January 20, 1941, was stagedas a protest against the assassination of the German ,Major DURING,and the dismissal of the Minister of the Interior, General C.PETROVICESCU.

uTWe manifests were printed on that occasion andwere distributed on the streets of the Capitol.

"The contents of the first manifest are as follows:

'RUMANIANS:

'A German major was killed fiendishly by England'sorder by an agent of its intelligence service on the streets ofthe Capitol.

'The protectors and the defenders of this assassin,of Greek origin, are as follows:

'EUGEN CRLSTESCU, the Chief of the Secret Serviceand former confidant of ARMAND CALIVESCU, and ALEX. RIOSEANU, theman of the Jews and of the Greeks.

'Instead of these elements ortatan being eliminated,the brave general and man of great character, General PETROVICESCU,was forced to leave the government, because this was ordered bythe English Legation and the Masons.

"We request that General ANTONESCU bring about justicefor the Rumanians.

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'We demand the replacement of all the Juda-likeMasons from the government.

'We demand an Iron Guard Government.

916 want the puniahment of the assassination ofthe German major.

'The Rumanian christian students cannot permitGerman soldiers to be butchered on the streets of the Capitol byEnglish agents.

'Signed/ VIOREL TUFAPresident of the NationalUnion of Rumanian ChristianStudents'

"VIOREL TRIFA, a Rumanian, graduate of TheologicalSchool, former Commander of. the Legionaries Students last domicilein Bucharest, Calea Plevrei at Casa Studenteasca (meaning studenthouse), Commander of the Rumanian Student Legionaries Corps.

uHe is the one who convoked the meeting of the presi-dents of the Rumanian students organizations for the thirteenth ofJanuary, 1941, when HORIA SIM, the leader of the Iron Guard, spokeand appealed to the students to be well disciplined and obedientto the orders issued by the organization, because they are thefoundation of the Aron Guard movement.

"Re is the one who organized the Military Formationof the Legionaries Students, which formation participated in thedemonstration of January-20, 19141.

"He is the one who launched the manifest of January20, 1941, in which he asked the students to rebel against the

head of the government.

"This manifest was spread all over the country. Itwas published in the Iron Guard press and delivered on the radiothus inducing the young students into error and finally into thefight against the state authorities.

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"After the rebellion was launched, he, TRIFA, wentto the he on Roma Street, where his presence had noother purpose but to continue his work of inciting the rebellion.After the defeat suffered by the rebels he disappeared and whensummoned to appear in Court, he refused to do so.

-•"DUMIYM, GROZA, Rumanian, born in 1913, is the

former Commander lf the LegicnnairesWorkers gar.

Document No. 2, according to T-1, is illegible.

Document No. 3 reads as follows:

"Military Court of Cessation and Justice, June 15,

"Decision (the number ip illegible).

"The Military Court of Caseation and Justice com-posed of General NICOIAE MACICI, President, and Generals .RACOVITA,FLOREA.MMANESCU, GREORGHE CIALIK, and DUMITRU BALSIANU, as mem-bers,,deliberated secretly in accordance with Articles 313, 316and'317 of the Military Court. of Justice in the penal case rola-

, , tive to HORIA SIMA, VASIIE /ASINSCHI, NICO1AE PATRASCU, CONSTANTINPAPANACE, VIROEL TRIFA, DUMITRU GROZA, ILlEyGARNEATA, =CRONESARBU, TRAIAN BOROBARU, CORNELIUDEORGIIESCU, VICTOR KRIS, DR.ALEXANDRWPOPOVICI, tried for their crimes of armed insurrection,provided for by Article 211 at the Penal Code, combined AthArticle II of the Law Decree NO. 236 of February 6, 1141, as wellas rebellion against the state authorities, provided for by Arti-cle 191, combined with Article 190 and 193 of the Penal Code, allthese texts also combined with Article 101 of the Penal Code.

.- • •• "General CONSTANTINWIROVICESCU, Reserves Officer,

TRAIAN BRAILEANd and IOAN NICOLAU tried for the crime of armed in-surrection, provided for by 211 of the Penal Code, com-bined with Article II of the Law No. 236 of February .6, 1941.

"A1EXANDR1T154ICA and CONSTANTJrMAIMUCA tried fortheir crimes of armed insurrection, provided for by Article 211 of

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the Penal Code, combined with Article II of the Law No. 236 ofFebruary 6, 1941, as well as for high treason provided for byArticle 191, combined with Articles 190 and 193 of the PenalCode - all these texts also combined with Article 101 of thePenal Cods.

"MIHAIL R:43FRBBZA tried for the crime of re-belling against the authority of the state, provided for byArticles 258, 259, 260 and 262 of the Penal Code, combined withArticle 2 of the Law No. 234 of February, 1941.

"PETRE N'PANAITESCU, tried for his crimes of in-stigating rebellion against the state authority, provided for byArticle 120, combined with Articles 258, 259, 260 and 262 of thePenal Code, combined also with Article 2 of the Law No. 236 ofFebruary, 1941, as well as for military provocation of going onthe side of the armed rebels, provided for by the last paragraphof Article 501 of the Code of the Military Court of Justice. Allthese texts are combined with Article 101 of the Penal Code.

"Dr. SERBAN qIIICOVEANU tried for the crime of in-stigating rebellion against the state authority, provided for byArticle 120, combined with Articles 258, 259, 260 and 262 of thePenal Code and also combined with Article 2 of the /eV No. 236 ofFebruary 6, 1941.

"Genera/ CONSTANTIN GRECEANU, Reserves Officer,Pu 11,11-RV TleVEREDINTI 1-.--EMTRU and ZOE M..:STURDZA, tried for being accom-

plices in the crime of rebellion against state authority, pro-vided for by the Articles 121 and 125, combined with Articles 25d,259; 260 and 262 of the Penal Coda, combined with Article 11 ofthe Law No. 236 of February, 1941.

"Because of the above reasons, the Court, by unani-mous vote, declares the following as culpapbles: HORIA SIMA, VASILEIASINSCHI, NICOLAE PATRASCU, CONSTANTIN PAPANACE, VIOREL TRIFA, -TUMITRU GROZA, TUE CARNEATA, GHEORGRE.SARBU, TRAIAN BOROBARU, andCORNEL/U GEORGESCU for armed insurrection, provided for by Article211 of the Penal Code, combined with Article 2 of the Law No. 236/1941, as well as for rebellion against the state authority, pro-vided for and penalized by 258, 259, 260, and 262 of the

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Penal Code, combined with Article 2 of the Law No. 236/1941.

"Consequently, the Court, together with some of theconclusions -of the Procurator General, decides, in the name of thelaw, by unanimous votes, and without the granting of extenuatingcircumstances, to sentence in absentia, in conformity with Article29 of the Law 236/1941, MIA SlMA, VASIIE LASINSCHI, NICOLAEPATRASCU, CONSTANTIN PAPANACE, VIORELTRIFA, DUMITRU GRUA, ILLSGARNEATA, GHEORGHE SARBU, TRADIN.BOROBARU, and CORNELIU CEORGESCU,to life imprisonment at hard labor for their crime af armed insur-rection, according to Article 211 of the Penal Code, combined withArticle 2 of the Law No. 236/1941, combined with the Law No. 856and 938 and Article 3 of the Penal Code.

“By unanimous vote and without the granting of ex-tenuating circumstances the Court, in conformity with Article 29of the Law No. 236 in 1941, sentences the same to twelve years ofcorrective imprisonment and two years c interdictive correctionalimprisonment with the loss of rights, provided for by Article 58of the Penal Code, and also with twelve thousand (12,000) lei aspenalty for each for their rebellion against state authority, pro-vided for by 258, 259, 260 and 262 of the Penal Code,combined with the Law No. 236/1941, Article 2 combined with theLaw No. 856/1938, and Article 59, combined with Article 58, Point2 of the Penal Code and Article 3 of the Penal Code.

"Of the two penalties mentioned above, the roverpenalty - life imprisonment at hard labor - will be applied ineach and every case according to Article 101 of the Penal Code.

qv unanimous vote and without granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the Court sentences RADU WIROMVICI to tenyears of hard labor for armed insurrection provided for by Arti-cle 211 of the Penal Code, combined with Article 2, Law Decree No.236/1941, Law Decree 856/1938, Articles 3 and 157 of the PenalCode and the Law Decree . No. 1641/1941.

"By unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences the same to two years'corrective imprisonment, one year of interdictive correctional . •

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igprisonment, and the loss of rights for rebellion against thestate, as provided for by Article 58, Point 2 of the ?anal Code,Articles 258, 259, 260, and 262 of the Penal Code, combined withArticle 2 of the Law Decree No. 236/941, Law Decree No. 856/938,Article 58, Point 2 of the Penal Code, Articles 3 and 157 of thePenal Code, and Law Decree 16141/941.

"Of the two penalties mentioned above, the graverpenalty - ten years' hard labor - would be applied according toArticle 101 of the Penal Code.

"Ay unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences ILIE NICULESCU to tnnyears' hard labor for armed insurrection, provided for in Arti-cle 211 of the Penal Coda, combined with Article 2 of the Law De-cree No. 232/941, combined with the Law Decree NO. 856/938,Articles 3 and 157 of the Penal Code, and Law Decree No. 1641/941.

"By unanimous vote and by- applying Article 320,Paragraph 3, the Military Court of Juatice acquits ILIE NICUIESCUfor rebellion against the state authority, provided for byArti-cles 258, 259, 260, and 262 of the Penal Code, combined withArticle 2 of the Law Decree NO. 236/941.

UnarliMOUS vote and with the granting of-extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences Colonel;STEFAN'tAVOIANU,Reserves Officer, to 15 years' hard labor for armed insurrection,provided for by Article 211 of the Penal Code, combined with Arti-cle 2 of the Law Decree NO. 236/941, law Decree No. 856/938, Arti-cles 3 and 157 of the Penal Code, as well as the Law Decree 1641/941.

"By unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circUmstances, the court sentences the same to two years ofcorrective imprisOnment and one year of interdictive correctional:imprisonment with the loss of rights, as provided for by Article58, Point 2 of the Penal Code, for rebellion against the state -authority, and Articles 258, 259, 260, and 262 of the Penal Code,combined with Article 2 of the Law Decres NO. 236/941, Law Decree856/938, Artiele 58, Point 2 of the .Penal Code, Articles 3 and 157of the Penal Code, and the Law Decree 1641/941. Of the two penalties

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stated above, the graver penalty - 15 years to hard labor - mill beapplied according to Article 101 of the Penal Code.

"By unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences VICTOR BIRIS to ten yearsof hard labor for armed insurrection, as provided for by article211 of the Penal Code, combined with Article 2 of the Law DecreeNo. 236/941, Law Decree 856/938, Articles 3 and 157 of the PenalCode, and the Law Decree No. 1641/941.

"By unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences the same to ten years ofcorrective imprisonment and two years of interdictive correctionalimprisonment with the lose of rights for rebellion against thestate authority., as provided by Article 58, Point 2 of the Pena/Code, Articles 258, 259, 260, and 262 of the Penal Code, combinedwith Article 2 of the Law Decree timber 236/941, Law Decree No.856/938, Articles 58, 59, Point 2 of the Penal Code, and Article 3of the Penal Code.

"Of the two penalties stated above and for the in-fractions stated above, the graver penalty, namely ten years tohard labor and two years to interdictive correctional imprisonment,will 1e applied according to Article 101 of the Penal Code.

"By unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences General CONSTANTIN PETROVICESCU,Reserves Officer, to seven years of heavy imprisonment for armedinsurrection; as provided for by Article (number of article ille-gible) of the Penal Code, combined with Article 2 of the Law DecreeNo. 236/941, Law Decree NO. 836/938, Article 157 of the Penal Code,and Law Decree No. 1641/941.

By unanimous vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences ALEXANEHU MICA to 15years of hard labor for armed insurrection, as provided for by-Article 211 of the Penal Code, combined with Article 2, law DecreeNo. 236/941, Law Decree No. 856/938, Articles 3 and 157 of thePenal Code, and the Law Decree No. 1641/941.

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"By a majority vote and with the granting of extenu-ating circumstances, the court sentences the same to three yearsof heavy imprisonment and three years of civic degradation for hightreason, as provided for by Article 191, Point 1, of the PenalCode, combined with Article 190 of the Penal Code, the Law Decree856/938, Article 157, of the Penal Code, and the Law Decree No.1641/9h1.

, "Of the two penalties stated above and for the in-fractions stated above, the graver penalty would be applied, namely,15 years to hard labor and three years civic degradation, as pro-vided for by Article 101 or the Penal Code.

"By unanimous vote and by applying Article 320, Pa-ragraph 3, the Military Court of Justice acquits CONSTANTIN MAIMUCAfor his act of armed insurrection, as provided for by Article 211of the Penal Code, combined with Article 2 of the Law Decree No.236/941.

"By a majority vote and the granting of extenuatingcircumstances the court sentences CONSTANTIN MAISUCA to five yearsof heavy imprisonment and three years of civic degradation for hisact of high treason as provided for by Article 191, Point 1, ofthe Penal Code, combined with Article 190 of the Penal Code, LawDecree 856/938, Article 157 of the Penal Code, and the Law Decree16h1/941.

"By unanimous vote and without the granting of ex-tenuating circumstances, the court sentences MIHAIL R. STURDZA tofive years of corrective imprisonment and one year of interdictivecorrectional imprisonment with the loss of rights as provided forerbArticle 58, Point 2, of the Penal Code, and 6,600 lei as penalpenalty for rebellion against state authority, as provided for byArticles 258, 259, 260, and 262, combined with Article 2 of theLaw Decree Number 236/941, Law Decree 856/08, Articles 59, 58,Point 2 of the Penal Code, and Article 3 of the Penal Code.

"By unanimous vote and without the granting of ex-tenuating circumstances, the court sentences PETBE P. PANAITESCUto six years of corrective imprisonment for his act of armed

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instigation, as provided by Article 327, Paragraph 2, oi'the PenalCode, combined with the Law Decree No. 856/938.

"By unanimous vote and by applying Article 230,Paragraph 3 of the Penal Code, the court acquits PET) P. PANAITESCUfor military provocation with intent of siding with the armed rebels,as provided by the last paragraph of Article 501 of the MilitaryCourt of justice.

"By a majority vote and by applying Article 320,Paragraph 3 of the Military Court of Justice, the court acquitsthe following:

"1. Doctor ALEXANDRU POPOVICI, for his act ofarmed insurrection, provided for by Article 211 of the Penal Code,combined with Article 2 of the Law Decree NO. 236/941, as well WS

the act of rebellion against the state authority, as provided forby Articles 258, 259, 260, and 262 and Article 2 of the Law DecreeNo. 236/941.

*2. TRAIAN BRAILEANU, for his act of armed insur-rection, as provided for by Article 211 of the Penal Code, combinedwith Article 2 of the Law Decree No. 236/941..

"3.. IOAN NICOLAU, for his act of armed insurrection,as provided for by Article 221 of the Penal Code, combined withArticle 2 of the Law Decree Dunbar 236/941.

"h. Doctor SERVAN MILCOVEANU, for instigating re-bellion against the state authority, as provided for by Article 20of the Penal Code, combined with Articles 258, 259, 260, and 262 ofthe Penal Code, and Article 2 of the Law Decree No. 236/941.

'Ty unanimous vote and by applying Article 320 ofthe Penal Code, the court acquits the following:

"1. CONSTANTIN GRECEAND, for complicity of rebel-lion against the state authority, as provided for by Articles 121and 123 of the Penal Code, combined with Articles 258, 259, 260,and 262 of the Penal Code and Article 2 of the Law Decree No. 236/941.

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1 2. Brigadier General DUMITRU I. NEHEDINTI, Re-serves Officer, and ZOE M. STURDZA, for complicity of rebellionagainst the state authority, as provided far by Article 120 ofthe Penal Code, combined with Articles 258, 259, 260, and 262of the Penal Code and Article 2 of the Law Decree No. 236/941.

"By a majority vote and by applying Article 326,the Military Court of Justice imposes on HORIA SIMA, VAST'SIASINSCHI, NICCIAE PATRASCU, CONSTRANTIN PAPANACE, TRAIANBOROBARU, CORNELIU GEORGESCU, VIORELTRIFI, DUMITRU GROZA, ILIEGARNEATA, GEORGIE SARBIT, RADUKUMOVICI, ILIE NICUIZSCU,STEFAN.ZAVOIANIT, VICTOR BIRIS, CONSTANTIN PETROVICESCU, ALEXANTRUGBICA, CONSTANTIN MAIMUCA, MIHAIL R. STURDEA, and PETRE P. .PANAITSCU, as a group, to pay the sum of 200,000 lei to cover thetrial, expenses.

"Given and read in public meeting June 15, 1941."President - General NICOLAE MACICI"Court Clerk - (Name illegible)"Members - General RACOVITA

General M/TRANESCUGeneral CIALIEGeneral BAISIANU"

T-1 stated the following is a brief summary ofdocument No. 4, which is rather illegible. T-1 stated this documentcontains sentence No. 2556, rendered by the Military Tribunal,Corp Six, of the Army, on October 27, 1938:

The,Mbunal was composed of the 'following memberst.1

lieutenant Colonel TRAIATU'STEFANESCU, President;/Lieutenant Celonel.:10ARDARIE; )

; Major EMANOIL'BRADATEANU; ) MEMBERSCaptain FIDRIAN C.-MARINESCU; )

1. Captain VASIIE'CAMPEANU.\-MajollAIEXANDRWBLEDEA, Military Procurator.

. •The Military Tribunal, as constituted above, tried

the following 20 individuals:

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OAN BIWA, EMILjhOPA, ALEXANDRU MORARU, ROMULUS&RIG, NICOLAE ./AGADARU, IOAN MARIO, GHEORGHE.AORIVU, ROLA/01E

0)NSTARTIN , FANTANA, TITUS TWA, IOAN HERLEA, NICALAL.PATRASCU, IOAN POPOVICI,UAN DUO., GHEORGHE . BARBU, CONSTANTIN—3ACRIU, COLMAN MICHNAV, FRANCTSC'TOMPOS, VIOREL TRIFA, and GHEORGHE

. CLEMENT, for .instigation against- the social order."

Six of the above-named individuals did not show up:IOANBANEA,.EMILPOPA, NICOLAE FAGADARU, NICOLAE PATRASCU, VIORELTRIFA, and GHEORGHE CLEMENT; consequently they were tried in ab-sentia.

The Military Tribunal, by applying Articles 209,157, and 58, Point 2, of the Penal Code, and Article 360 of theMilitary Court of Justice, sentenced VIORELTRIFA, as well asseveral others (EMIL POPA, GHEORGHE FAGADARU, etc) to three yearsof corrective imprisonment, three years of interdictive correctionalimprisonment with the suspension of rights as provided for by-Arti-cle 58, Point 2, of the Penal Code, and 2,000 lei corrective pena-lty.

T-1 stated that Document No. 5 is of no significance.

T-1 said that Document No. 6 is entitled "The Axis,Newspaper of Political Battle, Legionary Doctrine, Information andReports" and reads:

"I am against the great Western democracies. I amagainst the Little Entente. I am against the Balkan Pact, and Ihave no attachment toward the Society of Nations, in which I donot believe.

"I am for an external policy of Rumania alongsideRome and Berlin. Alongside the national revolutionary states.

"This is told by a man who neither travelled norbegged for anything in either Rome or Berlin.

"Within 48 hours victory of the legionary Movement(Iron Guard), Rumania will have an alliance with Rome and Berlin,thus getting in line with her historic mission in the world: de-fender of the Cross, of culture, and of Christian civilisation.

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This does not mean that we hate France and the French people, be-cause they will do likewise, entering the same historic mission ofthe world. That which exists today is a simple Judea-Masonic di-vergence, from which the French people, in the hour of theirwakening, will free themselves with decisive energy.

From Declaration of the CaptainAll over the country huge Iron Guard meetings took

place,"

Informant related that Document No. 7 is entitled,"Student News" and reads:

"Hr. VIORELTRIFA, President of the National Unionof the Rumanian Christian Students, has been delegated by theMinister of National Education to investigate and resolve allproblems pertaining to students:

"Among his responsibilities is the organization ofthe student body in the spirit of the National Legionary State(Iron Guard), as well as matters pertaining to scholarships, stu-dent assistance, dormitories, canteens, medical aid, sports, etc."

Informant informed that Document No. 8 reads:

tton April 3, 4, and 5, 1936, the annual studentcongress took place at Targu Mures. The final one. The Rumanianstudents there showed the measure of their new spirit.

"Our photograph shows the . presidents of the studentcenters after the parade, going toward the convention hall. Fromleft to right: T. TO SE, president of the student committee ofias4 Oh. FURDUI, Pr sident of the NURCS (National Union of RumanianChristian Students)/ ANTONIU, President of the student committee,Bucharest, and two ther comrades.

"A few words or a page will never be able to explainthe vivid page ich has been written by the student corps in thelegion Movement. I don't know whether it is rightly said: 'thelegion and the fttudents because the students are not merely a chap-ter in the mov ment; for example: 'the Legion and the lawyers'; 'the

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legion and the professors'; etc. Without bragging about the corps,it can be said, with head up, that the movement was often the stu-dents and the students were the movement. The legion was at thebeginning a student movement. It was not until much later thatthe man on the street was able to determine where the Legionstarted and where the student corps lettoff. And rightly so. Thespirit of the Legion was nested in the boo= afthe university.From there, the Legion recruited its fighting and thinking elements.

"Does someone want to be convinced of this? Heshor'd go over one by one the affairs of the Legionary State of to-day. In the Ministries, we find students, the prefectures - ifnot vdth titles, but as assistants, students, in the LegionaryPolice, students in the Secretariat of the Movement, students, andbesides these, in the so-called student units, students; if thereis a date for the Guard, somewhere there are the students; ifthere is a march, there are the students; if there is a holiday,there, again, students.

"This great reservoir of fighting Legionnaires isour pride. In the past, the same.

"The great blows of the Legion's past were struck forthe greater part by students, through students, and with students.( Several lines missing in translator's notes).

"The identification of the students with the Move-ment of the Legion (Iron Guard) has given the students importancewhich they do not have in any other country in the world.

"This Identification has caused, it is true, muchblood. It has cost us especially the life of our leader.

"IN THE LAST PERSECUTION, ALL THE STUDENT LEADERSWERE KILLED.

"TRAIAN COTIGA, Oh. FURDIU, ALEX CANTACJZINO,VICTOR tRAGOMIRESCU, G. Oh. STRATI, TEODOR TUDOSE, ION ANTONIO,ION CARATANASE, IOSIF BOZANTAN, SPIRU IORDACEE, and BOSOC, etc.,etc., all died.

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"All the presidents of the MRCS from 1934 to thepresent were massacred. IOSOF BOZANTAN died while active presi-dent of the union.

"The student corps, however, did not die. And itwill not die as long as it remains revolutionary and within thecadre of the Movement, and as long as it will be careful not touncover all the Legionnaire (Iron Guard) students.

"NOT ALL STUDENTS ARE LEGIONNAIRES (IRON GUARD).And that is good. From among the students, the Legion recruitsthe best and calls them Legionnaires. The student mass, however,cares be rightfully proud because, even if it is not Legionary, itlives in the spirit of the legion.

"Any Rumanian Christian student, even if he is nota Legionnaire, can be proud saying I am a student. This means Iam.not a Legionnaire, but I am part.of a Corps in which the spiritof the Legion (Iron Guard).is dominant.

/8/ VIOREL TRIFA, President of theNational Union of RumanianChristian Students"

Infornsant said Document No. 9 is illegible and thatthe following is a smnmary of Document No. 10 (which is ratherillegible)

This document contains one of VIOREL TRIFAts.speeches which is believed to have been delivered on - January 20,1941, in the assembly hall of the Student Union for the purpose oflaunching an Iron Guar4 campaign of terror all over Rumania.

TRIFA, in this speech, stated "Judea-British Im-perialism created a tool for world domination--The League of Nations"and then again TRIFA stated: "He who discovers blood stains shouldnot seek the criminal. He knows it is the English".

TRIFA then went on to say "we are witnessing thedownfall of a worn-out world, and we are participating to the buil-ding of a new world." TRIE1 concluded his speech by saying "We are

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marching with Rome and Berlin . . . we must understand that if welet this moment escape us, we shall have lost it for centuries tocome. The new Europe is believed to last for centuries. Awareof this call, we must join the fight, and we shall be victorious."

On March 13, 1953, Confidential Informant T-2, ofknown reliability, furnished copies of the same documents listedabove to the New York Division, but did not relate where he hadobtained these documents.

T-2 advised on this same date that the subject wasto arrive in New York City on February 7, 1953, in the Course ofa tour of Rumanian Orthodox Churches in the U. S. which supportedhim. Informant said subject would participate in the Sunday(February 8, 1953) services at the Church of Saint Dumitriu(Rumanian Orthodox) at 50 West 89th Street, New York City, andwould be the guest of honor at a dinner following the services.T.7.2 informed that he was contemplating the organization of apicket line before the above church on February 8, 1953.

On March 19, 1953, T-3, of known reliability,addressed a letter in the Rumanian language to T-1 and in it ad-vised as follows: (Literal translation by T-1):

, ."On February 8, 1953, Bishop VAWTAN.;.aliasVIOREL TRIFA; came to New York. •

"The Bishop officiated at the Sunday services ofthe S(Dumitru Church on 89th Street.

"Attendance was made up largely of the parishionerswho belong to the Rumanian Colony-in the United States for quitesome time.

"Participants from among the political refugees, -newly arrived in the United 'States, were the,Messrsq-Engineer"-,-..-POPESCU-BOTOSANI, TRAJAWRABOVAN,alkf — ineer RAUH NE100E. And,of ladies.;.Mrs..RAUTU.

..... •"After the religious services a banquet was given

in honor of the Bishop in the Social Room of the Church.

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"The Bishop found it appropriate to express hispleasure and emotion of meeting the 'long-time worker and fighterfor the national cause, the leader of the generation of 122, the

•President of the Christian Students of that time, Mr. POPESCU -BOTOSANII.

"BOTOSANI was s participant of the student genera-tion responsible for the anti-semdtic vandalism of the years 1922-27.

"In,reily, POPESCU-BOTOSANI also gave a speech inwhich he eulogiied TRIFA. . .

"During his stay . in New York Bishop VALERIAN visitedGenereIrRADESCU. Both appeared delighted about their meeting. .

"Also during the visit, there took place at theresidence of the Rev;rend VASILE HATE00,4aeterr f4r:St. DumitruChurch, a meeting of Bishop vAigritAtr, MIHAIL FAROASiNtVAthel.fRev.TBUTZOC and HATIEOAN, where a plan for mut:lel action was formu-lated."

.41; 0111r

ENCLOSURES:

TO THE BUREAU:

One photostatic copy of the documents listed herein.

ENCLOSURE:

TO THE CLEVELAND DIVISION:

One photOgraphiccopy of the above-listed documents.

ENCIDSURE:

TO THE PHIIADELPHIA DIVISION:

One photostatic copy of the documents listed herein.

RUC

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