Foreign Intelligence Collaboration during King Carol II Dictatorship (1938-1940)
Foreign Intelligence Collaboration during King Carol II Dictatorship (1938-1940)

Summary/Abstract: In February 1938, King Carol II imposed his political will and turned from a mediator into an important actor. When the royal dictatorship was established,the political parties were banned, the military took over the leadership of counties and town halls and the structures of force were given increased powers. At the same time, Romania began to be isolated externally, because of both certain scenarios of the revisionist states and the conciliation policy adopted by England and France. Against this background, the Romanian intelligence services launched actions of exploration and information exchange with traditional partners (England and France), and with Germany, with multiple purposes. From the English and the French, help was needed to counterrevisionism, while from the Germans we required cooperation regarding the Soviet space, all with the purpose of maintaining Romania’s integrity. The results, not always favourable, were analysed and presented to political military decision-makers, those who had to make the final decisions.

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