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This undated Central Intelligence Agency memorandum was sent to the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in reply to a request for derogatory information on Nicolae Malaxa, a Romanian industrialist. It reviews certified Romanian records supplied in 1949 on Malaxa's behalf. It covers claims that he collaborated with Germany, his links to the Iron Guard and his arrest after the 1941 revolt, and compensation arranged by the Communist-dominated government. It also reports his continued financial support of exile groups. The document contains no UFO material.

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4. With reference to allegations that if-LAIA collaborated with the
Germans before and during World War II, a usnally reliable source advises
that, in a letter dated 19 March. 1952, Dr. R. =GEIST, former German
Camsercial Attache to Rumania from 1936 to 1944, wrote:
*Economic collaboration with Germnny was very useful to MAL=
and MALAXA used his considerable influence at the Royal Court.
In promoting and intensifying such conaborstion.r
In the same latter Dr. EIDGKIST.quotes a statement which =GEIST said
he received *from former MinisterWratdirineut REINHARDT, who made fre-
quent. trips to Rumania for economic purposes during the Nevi regime.*
According to EIDGEIST, REINHARDT salmis
It is news tome that MALAYA should have been an opponent of
Gernon-liumanian collaboration in the 1938-1940 period. I re-
main under the strong /Impression that, at that time, he sought
of his own freewill, collaboration with GermenTindustry.°
Sindlar written statements were ends by Dr.ViDrOsFABRICIUS Garman
Minister to Rumania before and during the ANTOWSCE Government, end by
Hemuth WOHLTRAT, ehief . German negotiator of the 1939 German-Rimsanien
economic agreement. Originals of the letters referred to above are on
file in thim agency.
5. In conneation vitlisllegatiore that mar ams pro4issi and con-
nected with the Rumanian *Iron Guard* organisation, the following points
maybe of interest. On 21 January 1941 the *Ira:Ward° described by
Henry L. ROBERTS in Mmtga as
*a espy of Italian fascism and German national socialism", rebelled against
the government of General Ion ANTONESCU. According tole...Malaga
galiggata (On the Edge of the Abyss), published as en official report
Of the rebellion by the Rumanian Council of Ministers iv. 1942, the "Iron
Nerd* blamed the Anon= Government for not following the Nati line".
closely enough end for not contributing enough to the war effort egninst
the Allies. The book further states that the rebellion was a etdmination
of Iron Guard leader Rorie SIMA g s struggle to overtly-a,AMTOSCU.
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6. During this revolt*ImmiGuardiste need MALAXA's home as a
strobgpOint in the fighting. In describing government countermeasures,
paltrairmollemestiel otatess
*On the same afternoon the following places were osoqpiedt . .
police headquarters, Sigurente Generals, Iron Guard heed-
' quarters lacated at Aloes lelpschs, Casa Nem, sod the

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