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

Author(s): Alin Spânu
Contributor(s): Iulia Singer (Translator)
Subject(s): History, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Security and defense, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: Romania; Carol II; Special Intelligence Service; collaboration; USSR; Germany;
Summary/Abstract: In February 1938, King Carol II imposed his political will and turned from a mediator intoan important actor. When the royal dictatorship was established, the political parties werebanned, the military took over the leadership of counties and town halls and the structures offorce 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 adoptedby England and France. Against this background, the Romanian intelligence services launchedactions of exploration and information exchange with traditional partners (England andFrance), and with Germany, with multiple purposes. From the English and the French, help wasneeded to counter revisionism, while from the Germans we required cooperation regardingthe Soviet space, all with the purpose of maintaining Romania’s integrity. The results, notalways favourable, were analysed and presented to political-military decision-makers, thosewho had to make the final decisions.

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