FREEMASONRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001200080009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CE,_NT 2AL .INT.ELLI.G.ENCE AGENCY
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its oontenye
INFORMATION REPORT to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Freemasonry
DATE OF INFO.
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DATE DISTR. 12 May 1952
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1e, Prior to July 1948 the following Freemason's lodges existed in Rumania:
Fourteen in Bucharest, one at Arad, one at Stalin (Brasov), one at Timisoara,
a one at Constantaa and one at Iasi. Together they had a total of 1,860
members. In July 1948 the lodges decided to disband, after a warning by
Ana Pauker that otherwise they would be dissolved and all members ' arrested.
During the first currency reform a total of 100 million lei was paid into
the National Bank by the various lodges, but there were no funds left at
the time the lodges were disbanded. Furniture was divided among the members*
2., There were'no'secret lodges in Rumania. Members of the Grand Conseil lodge
conanunicated by moans of a telephone code. No details are known.
3. Up to August 1950 no freemasons were arrested as suchq but persons accused of
economic sabotage received more severe sentences if they admitted that they
had been freemasons. Since 1950 about 360 frearnasons -have been arrested, of
whom the following are known:
a. Bellu, an engineer, and a member of the Board of the Mica Mining Ca party
in Bucharest,
be Ciupercescu, general manager of the commercial department of the Rumanian
Railways (CFR),t
c. Alecu Grigoriu, president of the Engineers' Association.
d. Cociup chief accountant for the late King Carol.
e. Artareanu, general manager of the Creditul Minior Oil Compaxay in Bucharest.
f. Segallescu,p. advocate.
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g. Isao Semo, general manager of Centrocommetal. He was said to have ,;
committed suicide, but he is believed to have been killed because he
continued to communicate with his former freemason superiors after
he had joined the Communist Party.
h. Cioc, manager of Mamaia, a summer resort at the Black Sea. He escaped
by leaving the train in Buzau, after he had been warned by a brother,
before he could be arrested in Bucharest. He is said to have joined
the partisans in the mountains near Buzau.
The former members of the Grand Conseil lodge are said to be in touch with
an orgainzation prepared for active sabotage in the event of war. No details
are known.,
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