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Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), on May 19, 1975, observed eight Romanian emigres conduct-ing a hunger strike across the street from the United Nations (UN),at East 43rd Street and First Avenue, in New York City (NYC).They were protesting Romanian Government policies in nctailowingtheir families to be reunited with them in the United States (US).They wanted to discourage the granting of "Nest Favored NationTrade Status to Romania by the United States Congress.

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May 19, 1975, Special Agents of the FBI proceeded jffl7thStreet and First Avenue, where they observed Dean Mi hovan,353 West 53rd Street, who is well known to the New 'York Officeof the FBI, sitting on a park bench. Milhovan voluntarilyadiilled that he was waiting for Aurel Trocea, of Detroit,Michigan, who was presently visiting the Romanian Libraryat 47th Street and Second Avenue, NYC, Trocea had come toNYCIth his son for a short vacation.

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Milhovan spoke about the success of his newspaper,"Dreptatea," a Iuinanian language newspaper which is publishedonce a month. jThe newspaper continues its campaign againstBishop Viorel ifa, head of the Ramadan Orthodox Church ofAmerica and a Romanian Iron Guard member (RIG) in the early1940b in Romania. Trite is accused of allegedly committingatrocities against the Jewish people in Romania while amember of the RIG. .

Milhoman stated that he and other Romanian emigresare trying to unite the Romanian community in the US in orderthat they can solve diplomatic and political problems withthe Romanian Government. He believes that Romania shouldbe strong economically and that the Romanian community shouldstrongly support Romania's request for "Most Favored NationTrade Status" from the US.

Milhovan feels that Romania should have a liberalImmigration policy and, even though he disagrees with theprinciples of communism, he favors a strong Romania. DeanMilhovan introduced Aurel Trocea to Special Agents of the FBI.Trocea mentioned that he had just visited the Romanian Libraryfor the first time and he borrowed records which he intendsto use for the Romanian Radio Hour in Detroit, Michigan. Troceaadvised that he was in NYC for a brief vacation with his sonand his appearance in NYC had nothing to do with the hungerStrike. He related that his eon was about to enter the USNavy. Trocea voluntartly agreed to meet with Special Agentsof the FBI the following day.

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Trocea was interviewed on Nay 20, 1975, as arranged.On May 22, 1975, Special Agents of the FBI observed Trocea andhis son proceeding to the area of the hunger strike.

George Gherghe, a participant in the hunger strike,and from Detroit, Michigan, advised a Special Agent of the FBIthat Aare' Trocea, who is well known in Detroit as being pro-Romanian Government because of his participation in the RomanianRadio Hour in Detroit, visited the hunger strikers on Nay 22,1975. Trocea was asked to leave the area because of hisreputation in supporting the policies of the Romanian Government.

• Aurel Trocea, 20115 Cardoni Street, Detroit, Michigan,was interviewed at the Hotel Dixie, on West 45th Street, inNYC, on May 20, 1975, andrhe furnished the following information:

Auxel Trocea was born October 5, 1926, in St.Michael (now known as Lokve), Yugoslavia. When he was fouryears old, his parents sent him to Romania to be raised bya childless aunt and uncle. His aunt and uncle are nowdeceased.

Trocea is a high school graduate and he has receivedtechnical training in electronics. He worked in Timisoara,Romania, as a technician in different industries.

Trocea, in 1948, spent ten days in the Romanian Arm.but was discharged when, it was learned tbathe was born inYugoslavia. From September, 1949, to February, 1950, andagain from June, 1951, to December, 1953, he was In the.Construction Unit of the Romanian Army. He obtained the rankof Sergeant after a period of two years, but for reasonsunknown to him, he was later reduced to a private. The factthat he was born in Yugoslavia was waived for his two hitchesin the Romanian Army.

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Trocea's father, Pantalimon Trocea, age 78 or 79,resides in Lokve, Yugoslavia, and his mother died in 1966.A brother, Nicholas Trocea, age 51, lives And works inPula, Yugoslavia, with his 47 year- old wife, ErminiaTrocea, where he is employed by the Merchant Fleet ofNavigation and she is a housewife, This brother is a retirednaval officer. Another brother, Cornel Trocea, age 44,lives in Alibunar, Yugoslavia, with his 41 year old wife,Braga Trocea. He is the Mayor of the city and she is aRomanian and Serbian language instructor. A sister, MariaKirin nee Trocea, age 41 or 42, lives in Zreninin, Yugoslavia,with her 47 year old husband, Ivica Kirin, where she is ahousewife and ne is a chauffeur for an oil company.

Trocea was married to Susana Trocea nee Valeanu,age 4o, on December 26, 1954, in Romania. In Romania, shewas a housewife and in the US, she is employed as a clerkby the Book Building Company in Detroit, Michigan. Theyhave a son, Tiberiu Trocea, born October 26, 1955, inRomania, and, as mentioned earlier, he will be joining theUS Navy.

TroCea advised that he departed Romania on September 6,1969, with his wife and son, destined to his relatives inYugoslavia. He mentioned that he and his family had beenpermitted to visit Yugoslavia approximately six tines since1964. Except for 1966,when-hemorefused permission to attendhis mother's funeral in Yugoslavia, he had no other problemssince 1964 in visiting Yugoslavia. He was unable to giveany reason for the 1966 refusal.

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Trocea advised that when he departed Romania, inSeptember, 1969, he had no intentions of returning toRomania. He departed Romania because he does not agreewith the dictatorial regime, This is a regime which, for21 years, refused him permission to visit his relatives inYugoslavia. It was not until 1964, that he was able tovisit Yugoslavia. He appreciates American democracy and isagainst dictatorial regime:).

Trocea and his family requested political asylumin Italy on October 5, 1969, after travelling, by trainfrom Alibunar, Yugoslavia, to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. InBelgrade, they took a bus to Koper, Ugoslavia. Prom Koper,they travelled to Italy by walking in the hills. They caneto the US on May 26, 1970.

Trocea has resided, since his arrival in the US,in Detroit, Michigan. When he first arrived, he was employedin the printing shop of "Solia, m a Romanian language newspaperuf the Romanian Orthodox Church of America. He was lateremployed by the Glow Press, 16041 West Warren Avenue, Detroit,Michigan, and now he is self-employed as a printer, and heworka out of hia residence.

Trocaa advised that he is very active in the Romaniancommunity.. Ho is associated with "Dreptatea," a Romanianlanguage newspaper which is published once a month, and he isconnected with the Romanian Radio Hour in Detroit, Michigan.-

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Trocea advised that "Dreptatea" is published tokeep the Romanian people of America informed regardingpersonalities and activities of the Romanian community.Its principle officers are Lean Milhovan, or NYC, andGeorge Roman, of Detroit, Michigan. The principle financialbackers of this newspaper are Milhovan and Rowan, andTrocea is just responsible for the arranging and the type--setting of the news articles. He uses the equipment of theGlow Press. All articles whichappear in the newspaper arecleared through Milhovan and Roman.

Trocea advised that he usually prints 500 to 600copies of the newspaper, but there are only approximately,150 subscribers. Approximately 300 copies are sent toMilhovan in New York, and the remainder are given to Roman.These two individuals decide if copies of "Dreptatea" shouldbe sent to non-subscribers. Trocea mentioned that it doesnot cost much to publish "Dreptatea," but it is Roman whomakes up for any financial losses.

The first and main problem in the Romanian communityis Bishop Viorel Trifa, head of the Romanian Orthodox Churchin America, and a member of the RIG in Romania in the early1940b. Trocea described the RIG as a Nazi group, founded in1927, in Romania, by Corneliu Codreanu, for the purpose ofuniting with other Nazi groups in Order that there could bea Nazi fascist government which could rule the world,

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Trocea advised that from September, 1940, toJanuary, 1941, the RIG committed atrocities in Romania,in which Bishop Trifa was a participant. Trocea did notwitness these atrocities, but he stated that everyonein Romania, during this period, knows what happened becausethey were kept informed of RIG activitied through theRomanian radloand Romanian newspapers.

There has appeared in "Dreptatea," articles basedupon Trifa's own RIO writings. Trifa has written his storiesboth under his true name and assumed names. Nilhovan andRonan are usually the authors of the anti-Trifa articles.

Trocea advised that he worked at "Solia," a -Romanian language newspaper, published by Bishop Trifa'sChurch, for three and one-half years. He obtained the Jobthrough George Roman, who spoke personally with BishopTrifa. He took the Job, even though he knew of Trifa'sRIG activities, because he had to learn a new trade inthe US. Trocea worked at night in order to avoid BishopTrifa.

Trocea gave up his job at "Solia" after he learnedin 1973, that Trifa in 1970, had aligned his church with theOrthodax..Churches of_Americe... The head is a Russian .bishop,who also is-the.leader,of the.SusslanwOrthodox.Church-of America.EVen?though_thenarer.aupposedly,independent from Orthodox Churchof the Soviet Union;the_gussian Orthodox-Church7offsAmericaisrecognized:lby.the BUssian Patriarch in Moscow. This disturbsTrocea because Trifa is connected with a church which is recog-nized by the Soviet Union.

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Trocea advised that Geor Roraanaormerly collaborated and supported RIG activities e1LRomann must haveconvinced himself that the RI was no for him.

il) 416 0-n ce cVt:: Roman split with Trite after Trifa accused Roman

of being a communist. Roman probably refused to give moneyto Trifa for some reason or another. When Trite does notlike a person, he brands him as a communist.

Trocea stated that Trifa, in order to maintain controlof the Romanian community', has brought many other RIG members,to.the.. US made them priests;, yeat: 21mt,Abeee RIC-members came tothe US via gouth America.

TAM controls the Union and League and all itsactivities. The Union and League publishes a newspaper,"America,'! in Trifa l s printing shop, In October, 1973,the EXecutive Committee of the Union and League, in Detroit,Michigan, decided to obtain its own printing shop and buynew equipment. The Committee had agreed that it was tooexpensive to publish "America" in Trite's shop. They hadshown that they had lost thousands of dollars in theirpublishing of "America."

--1Trifa was not about,-to lose the income from Union

and League and control of ijé organization. Trifa statedthat if "America" had it çiwn publishing facilities, it -would be controlled y Romanian Embassy in Washington,D.C. (WDC). John W. pescu, of Chicago, Illinois, andPresident of the Union and League decided that the newequipment should not be bought. This caused a split amongthe membership of the Union and League. Ttocea describedPopescu as Trite's puppet.

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Orthodox Church on March 2, 1975, in St. Paul, Minnesota,and on March 16, 1975, in Cleveland,. Ohio.

Trocea advised that in February, 1974, Dr. CharlesKremer, of NYC, made an arrangement for him, Dean, Milhovan,and George Roman to meet with Norbert Horowitz, a correspondentfor the UN, at the UN: During the course of this meeting,Lumitru Roan, Second Secretary, Romanian UN Mission; appearedand was invited to join the meeting by Horowitz.

Trocea advised that they discussed Bishop Trifa,and Dr. Kremer was particularly interested in obtaining,from Roan, documents to prove the guilt of Bishop Trite.Roan did not volunteer to help in any way.

Dean Milhovan, who has been interviewed in thepast by the FBI, has furnished information on his contactswith Roan. Roan, on one occasion, offered to make fundsavailable in order to assist Milhovan with the publishingof "Dreptatea." Milhovan refused his offer.

Trocea advised that he has met only one time withRoan, and Roan did not offer any financial aid for "Dreptatea."He met with Rosu with, others in February, 1974, and the firstissue of "Dreptatee did not appear until April, 1974. Hehas no knowledge that Romanian officials are associated withor are attempting to influence what is published in "Dreptatea."

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Trocea advised that he recalled meeting with NicolaeIrinoiu, former Second Secretary, Romanian Embassy, WDC. Hecould not recall the exact time of their meeting, but hemet Irinoiu through an arrangement made by George Roman.

Trocea met with Irinoiu in order to seek Irinoiu'sassistance in getting the son of Elizabeth Greenwald, ofCleveland, Ohio out of Romania. The son Paul Wi/laesch,also known as gavel Willaesch, lives in Timisomra, Romania.Trocea was a colleague, for nine years, in Timisoara, Romania,with Paul Willaesch. Trocea had received a letter fromWillaesch requesting hia help in departing Romania.

Irinoiu told Trocea that Greenwald should contactIrinoiu at the Romanian Embassy, and he would advise her ofwhat steps to take to bring her son to the US. Trocea advisedthat he has not visited Greenwald, but Roman did on oneoccasion.

Trocea advised, to date, he does not know what stepsare being taken to bring Greenwald's son to the US.

A confidential source advised that Magdalena Greenwald,who was admitted to the US on December 13, 1968, from Romania,married an individual named Greenwald, who died and left her000,000. She was born Nay 23, 1699. She currently residesat 25341 Sprague Road, in Berea, Ohio. Her Immigration and.Naturalization Service (INS) File Number is A16 190 600.

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Source advised that Greenwald was very ill. Shehas many ailments, including high blood pressure, diabetes,and an incurable hernia. •Weenwild has a son in Romania,-whom she dearly wants to come to the US. She had madenumerous attempts to get permission from the RomanianGovernment for him to cone, but she has been refused inall these attempts.

Source stated that during November, 1973, Greenwaldwas visited by two men from Detroit, one named Roman, believedto be an attorney of Romanian extraction, and another individualof Romanian extraction, who allegedly worked in some factoryin Romania with her son. These two individuals allegedlytold Oreennald that for $10,000, they would bring her sonover to the US.

Source stated that an individual named JerryNaksyniak, who resides with Greenwald, and is trustee ofher estate, came hone from work one day and found thesetwo individuals with Greenwald with all her bank booksout, her will and all legal papers, et cetera. He got ridof these individuals, but is. concerned that they know allof Greenwald's finances and, in case of her death, willattempt to get her estate, either for themselves or transferit. to the Romanian Goverruaent.

Source stated that initially, Greenwald had herwill made out So that her son got everything. She hasmade out a new will now, where she is willing everythingto her son with the stipulation that he gets the moneyonly if he Comes to live in the US permanently. Sourcestated that Jerry Naksyniak is a very worthy individualand possibly knows the names of both individuals fromDetroit who came to visit Greenwald,

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Source stated he is concerned with the fact thatthe Romanian ITovernment might try to claim Greenwald'sinheritance and also is suspicious of the one individualfrom Detroit*Wallegedly worked with Greenwald's son insome factory. -

On April 3, 1974, Mr. Jerry Nhksyniak, whoresides with Greenwald, at 25341 Sprague Road, Berea,Ohio, was contacted and' providedbasically the sameinformation as provided by the above mentioned confidentialsource. However, he added that Greenwald has given himthe power of attorney and that she cannot withdraw anymoney without his signature.

He added that the day the two individuals, bothmales of Romanian .ancestry,' visitetareenwald, he came hometo find them with Greenwald and all her bank books andlegal papers and confronted them on their business. Bothmen hesitated and then one of them advised that he was -a lawyer. Naksyniakhdvised that neither of the individualsspoke perfect English, and when he asked them what law schoolthey attended, they did not answer. Instead, they packedtheir briefcases and left immediately. They have not coneback since that time.

He added that Greenwald's health is still verypoor and that she wants to bring her last living son tothe US from Romania. Originally she had four sons, butthree are now dead.

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Maksyniak stated he could not recall the names ofthe two individuals from Detroit who approached Greenwaldconcerning the bringing of her son to the US for $10,000,but believed them to be "Roman" and "Trocea" (phonetic).Maksyniak advised that Greenwald had their names on somecorrespondence at her residence and he would attempt toobtain it discreetly, as he did not want to upset her, andasked that she not be contacted by the FBI because of the •poor condition of her health, unless absolutely necessary.He did state She spoke very little English, but did speakGerman, so he coula talk to her in German.

On April 17, 1974, Maksyniak was contacted andadvised he had not yet been able to locate the names of thetwo individuals from Detroit, but was still looking. Hedid advise that Greenwald had informed him that she hadreceived a card from someone who stated that an individualwho knew her son in Romania would attempt to contact herin the near future.

On April 18, 1974, Maksyniak contacted the ClevelandOffice of the FBI and advised that he was able to determinethat the two individuals from Detroit, who visited Greenwald,were Aurel Trocea, 20115 Caledonia, Detroit, Michigan,telephone number (313) 892-0137, and the other was a GeorgeRoman, street address unknown, Detroit, Michigan.

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On May 21, 1974, the above mentioned confidentialsource was recontacted regarding Greenwald, and advisedthat the name of Greenwald's son, whom she was trying tobring to the US from Romania, was Pavel Willesch, and hewas currently residing in Timisottra, Romania. Sourcestated that he learned from Greenwald, that the twoindividuals who approached her regarding bringing herson to the US from Romania for $10,000, were Aurel Troceaand George Roman, both from the Detroit, Michigan area.Source stated that Roman was the former editor of "America,"the newspaper of the Union and league of Romanian Societiesof America, and that he was not a lawyer, as previouslybelieved. Source added that from what he had heard of Roman,he should not be trusted, since he has had some closedealings with the Romanian Government and the RomanianEmbassy, WDC. Source added that Pavel Willesch has flatlybeen refused permission to leave Romania by the RomanianGovernment, and that the US Department of State had beenrequested to look into this master. Source stated thatGreenwald had recently changed her will so that no moneywill leave the US when she dies. Source further added thathe had learned that Trocea was then in Romania, reasonunknown to source.

On October 17, 1974, the above confidentialsource was recontacted and aavined that he had learnedthat Greenwald. had been visited again, auring the earlypart of September, 1974, by George Roman and Aurel Trocea,who again advised Greenwald that for $18,000, they couldarrange to bring her son, Pavel Willesch, to the US fromRomania. This time Greenwald flatly refused to pay andadvised Roman and T'rocea that she. did not have complete -control over her money, and that Jerry Maksyniak would haveto approve any monetary transactions. Greenwald furtheradvised Roman and Trocea that they had better leave, asMaksyniak did not approve of them, which they did.

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Source aavised that he further learned thatTrocea claimed that he had connections in Romania, and atthe Romanian Embassy,. WDC, and could arrange to getGreenwald's son out of Romania. Trocea aaded that he,at one tiMe, had been employed at the same factory inRomania as Greenwald's son.

Source further advised that approximately oneweek after the visit of Ronan and Trocea to Greenwald'sresidence, during early September, 1974, Greenwald wasapproached by an individual Whom she refused to talk toor even open the door. From Greenwald's description ofthis individual, source advised that he believes thisindividual to be Nireea Capatina-Rata, Second Secretary,Romanian Embassy, WDC, who was visiting the Cleveland,Ohio area at that time.

Source stated that neither Roman nor Trocea,during their contacts with Greenwald, claimed to beRomanian Embassy personnel, but stated that they hadcontacts at the Romanian Embassy, in WDC, and in Romania.

Trocea advised that, in March, 1975, he visitedthe Romanian Embassy, in WM, with his brother-in-law,Andrei Veleanu. His brother-in-law is 29 years of age.and resides with him in Detroit, Michigan. He is employedby the Frederick Packing Company, of Detroit, Michigan.He is from Arsova, Romania, and he came to the USapproximately' one year ago from Romania.

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Trocea and Vhleanu visited he Romanian Embassy,in WPC, in order to ascertain what teps Vhleanu mutt taketo bring his wife and six year o daughter the US fromRomania. They spoke briefly

h Vhsile Dadalicescu, aclerk at the Romanian . After a shott period oft , they spoke tith Ion u, Second Secretary, Romanian

bassy, WDC, and Edit, in turn, was joined by GheorgheGaspar, Conaul,.; Romanian Embassy, WDC.

Edu and Gaspar both advised that, inasmuch asVAleanu had crossed the Romanian border and had not returnedto Romania, he was convicted in absentia for not returningto Romania. Vhleanu had in his posseSsion.. a copy of theRomanian court decision, which he received from his wife,indicating that his sentence was three years. Edu andGaspar advised that nothing could be done for him untilhe cleared up this sentence given to him by the Romaniancourts. They suggested that he request amnesty or senda personal petition to the General Assembly of the RomanianGovernment, requesting that he be pardoned. If Vhleanureceived an amnesty or a pardon, then probably in six toeight months, his famlly would be permitted to join himin the US.

Trocea advised that, to date his brother-La-lawhas taken no steps to satisfy his conviction by the Romaniancourts, nor has he appealed for any help either in Romaniaor the US in Order to bring his family out of Romania.

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Ronanian Iron Guard RIG

The RIG was a political movement founded inRomania, after World War I, to strengthenunstable economic conditions, eliminateSemitic and foreign influences, achieveeducational reform, boycott largeindustrial and government interests,and promote interest of the peasantry.It was pro-monarchy, pro -German andanti-communist. It was active inRomania -in the 1930% to the early1900s, When the pro-Nazi regime wasousted by the Communists. Itsleadership presently exists inexile in Madrid, Spain.

Union and League at RomanianSocieties of America (ULRSA)

The ULRSA is an organization ofapproximately 5000 members in theUS and Canada, consisting ofpersons of present and former Romaniannationality. It is a benevolent society,Which is financed by dues and assessmentsof members, The organization professeslove for Romania and loyalty to the US.It has no political affiliations as suchand is considered to be anti-communist.

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Based upon available information and/Orinvestigation, Nircea Capatina-Rata,Dumitru Rosu, Nicolae Irinoiu,andGheorghe Gaspar are considered tobe connected with the RomanianIntelligence Service, and Ion Eduis suspected of being connectedwith the Romanian IntelligenceService.

The following is a description of AurelTrocea, as obtained through observations and interviewby Special Agents of the FBI:

Name Aurel TroceaDate of Birth October 5, 1926Place of Birth St. Michael (now Lokve),

YugoslaviaHeight Five feet five inches, to

five feet seven inchesWeight 180 to 190 poundsHair Brown and GrayingBuild . -HeavyResidence 20115 Cardoni Street,

Detroit, MichiganOccupation Self-employed printer

&this residence. .Narital Status Married to Susana Trocea

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