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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.

available to Subject a large payment for a feetory and industrial equip-
ment taken by the Runsians. In what is represented as a certified English
translation (Mac/mart /16 certified 9 Yar 1946) of Lew Decree 282, se
published in Official Casette No. 86 of 13 April 1945, it is stated in
Article II: .
"The RounEmian State, through the Ministry of Communications
and Public he and the Mariner of Industry end Trade is
authorised to establish, in foreign earreney, at the disposal
of 18. MALAXA, Pipe end Steal Works,' Roumanian Joint Stock
Company, free of any restriction whatsoever regarding the
exchange the price of the 14" rolling-min, and of the addi-
tional machinery from the Pipe end Steal Work, which have
been delivered to the soviet High Commend on the account of
the Araiatice Apreanent, and so set the payment conditions:.
21. In an English translation of whet is said to be en extract from
Official Casette No. 94 of 13 April 1945, end an °Integra pert of Lffif No.
282" (Attachment Np certified but not dated), it is stated ea follows in
Article II of the °Transactions*. The Roumanian State aolosowledges that
N. MALAXAftustories... are and remain the property of the R. MALAXA
Companies ...° It was also decreed that, 17eceuse of "misunderetandiegs"
in the carrying out of Lew No. 669 of 1943, detailed conditions for fulls
rea/isingthe 1943 law were being presented. Article three of the "tame- •
action" states that, --
'"as e counter value to the 14" rolling mill and of (sin) the
meahines in the pipe factorrwhich the State handed overt° the
Soviet High Coonand in pert payment of its wee (sic) damages,
the Romani= State acknoledgee (sic) the debt end leye at the
disposal of the /N. NALAXA 1 Pipe and Steel Works . S.A.R. Company
aborted (sic), the rum of !"2,460,000-11. S. A. dollars effeetbnelY
end free of any present or future restrictions, nens4 the sun
4 in dollars which the State bee deducted from the war damages due
to the U.R.S. (sic) by handing over, the rolling mil/ end the
mechines:
The translations of the recree 282 and of the' artieles Of transaction shay
' that they were aimed by Gheorghe OHEORGBILWOCJ (a long-tine Ceemandst end
member of the Rumanian Communist Party Central Cossoittee ) and Petro MAN
(a fornerdissident Literal who voted in 1)46 to unite his party to the
Communists and who became a neober of the Communist Party the same year).
22. On 15 September 1945 (acoordinuto what purports to be e signed
copy of the original, with English translation), a letter-wee written by •

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