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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.
t4e interval from September 6th 1930 to September 6th 1940, - - said investigsti:ms hero twee taken off the roll, as it bee been established tliat by the cxerludl”g end execution of said contracts the State wealeot in any way prejudiced." (Attachment H, certified 24 May 1946). Emmet for armenent contracts, no mention is made in this document of the charges of profiteering which were brought against MALAYA by the ANTONESCU Government as listed in Attachment G, dated 19 Fhbraery 15,. On 9 October 1943, according to an English translation of What purports tote en excerpt from Lew No. 669, the State Rogifer Comen47 (which bed been formed by the Rumanian Government to operate the MALAYA companies) was liquidated and "the shares of the MALAYA Coniemies foreseen in the decree No. 370 of February 19, 1941 together with their respective pstri- monies fromFebroary/74, 1941, are nominated in the Mee of the - shareholder's beginning the same date."• A letter, published at the aeon time as the above and purporting to be signed by MALAYA, renounced any indemaity from tha State in this co- tine. (Attachment I, certified 9 May 1946). It mould thus appear that WIATA l a companiesexpropriated in 1941 bemuse of excess profits, were returned to hilatm;er the ANTONESCU Government while Rumania was etil/ fighting at tho side of Geraurraimiest the Allies. . 16. With -further reference to the question of MALAXA's ownership of his ommenies during the latter pert of the ANrouscu regime (in the - light of assertions that be did not regain poesesaion of these properties until 1945) a letter in French (with an English translation) purporting to be a copy of an original signed by MALAYA, indicates that, on 10 June 1944, Subject offered to the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey none third of all my firm's properties in Rounenia • . . The price of this participation, which my firm'effpFe to your firm, is $5,000,000 in tempers.* (Attachment, .7 dited 10 June-1944, not certified) dote of the letter indicates that it me written while ANTONESCtrans still in power and While the Rumanians were fighting against the Allies. , • 17. The ANTONMCII GovermaaAses overthrown and Rumania joined the Russian forces against Germany on 23 August 1944. On 2 January 1945 tbs. Minister of National Economy, LITICUTIA, informed MALAYA by letter on 29 November 1944, the Soviet Commisaion of the Allied Control Commis- elan had notified the Rumanian Goverment ofits decision to take over .MAIAXA ss 14" railings= end tube plant as war indemnity. According to • 5 -
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 69 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.