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The first political organization in exile Romanians was the Romanian National
Committee from New York 11 . „The need to represent the whole country (Romania) to the
imperialists and the need to act together, led to some political groups are a Romanian
National Committee of emigrants from abroad” 12 .
An important role in this Committee, which was intended, in fact, a provisional
government of the Romanians in exile, was represented by General Nicolae Radescu.
"The main character around which we all gathered to form the Romanian National
Committee was General Nicola Radescu, which elected him at first as president. Two
circumstances led to this choice: a) Radescu Nicolae was the last president of the Council
of Ministers recognized as legal, b) anti Nicolae Radescu had net attitude, and openly
manifested strongly in February 1945” 13 .
General Nicolae Radescu 14 proved a strong personality within this organization that was
born as a committee that wanted his actions to contribute to condemn communism.
Among the early actions of General Nicolae Radescu have mentioned his attempts to
unify or group of soldiers in exile such as attracting its share of General Chirnoaga Platon
and Puiu Petrescu, Colonel Ion Tomoroveanu, comandorii Mihail Opran and Mircea four
and Maior Bazil Ratiu and Bobi Chintescu.
In this sense, created under the direct control of General Puiu Petrescu an information
center at Paris. Condemnation of communism by military in exile is reflected in attempts
to create organizations to pool around them soldiers from exile and beyond. These
include: Association of French combatants and combatants Romanian Union. "The main
activities of the Association of former combatants consisted in organizing international
symposia on military issues, participation in commemorative celebrations and initiation
of approaches to the NATO Military Command” 15 .
Also in 1954 attempted a revival of the Association of Former combatants "in order to
increase its combativeness. The action was involved and King Michael, who criticized the
Romanian National Committee leadership that contributed to the disintegration of the
officer corps, leading thus passing its anti-monarchic positions. The revival Association
and Americans were concerned that pursuing the establishment of foreign legions of
volunteers under the U.S. flag. As a result, a small number of Romanian officers signed
enrollment in U.S. military commitments, but soon gave up for fear of sending them to
the front in Korea” 16 .
11
This organization was established in the following circumstances: 1945-1948 between some
leaders fled abroad reactionary as Buzesti Gregory Constantin Visoianu, Nicolae Radescu,
Augustin Popa, Virgil Benjamin, Farcasanu Misu, Vintilă Bratianu, Zissu, Ieftimie Herman and
others. View Caietele INMER, June 2005, Documents, p 32.
12
Caietele INMER, 2005, Documents, p. 32.
13
Ibidem, p. 12.
14
For general Radescu see Exile Romanian military. From 1939 to 1972. No army commanders,
edition edited by Dumitru Dobre, Veronica Nanu, Mihaela Toader, ProHistoria Publishing,
Bucharest 2005, or Dumitru Dobre, Personalities of Romanian military exile, Bucharest, 2008.
15
Romanian military exile. From 1939 to 1972. No army commanders, edition edited by Dumitru
Dobre, Veronica Nanu, Mihaela Toader, ProHistoria Publishing, Bucharest, 2005, p 15.
16
Ibidem, p. 15.