THE “SECRETS” OF THE SUCCESS ON THE SECRET FRONT
THE “SECRETS” OF THE SUCCESS ON THE SECRET FRONT
Author(s): Daniel MELCIOIUContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: intelligence service; Mihail Moruzov; Eugen Cristescu; counterintelligence; management;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses some aspects related to the relationships between Eugen Cristescu and Mihail Moruzov, two heads of secret services in Romania, helping us understand two concepts diametrically opposed regarding the mission and practices of the state security services, in a period that was extremely important for Romania’s history, namely the one between the 2nd and the 5th decades of the last century. Although relatives by marriage, Eugen Cristescu and Mihail Moruzov were rivals professionally, not only because of the excessive pride characteristic to policemen, but especially because of their different views on the mission of the services they led at that time. While Eugen Cristescu was a justice fighter who militated for the strict observance of the laws related to police and security forces work, Mihail Moruzov – a self-educated person par excellence – considered that the secret service deserved everything and, therefore, it was allowed everything.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 179-194
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
