LETTER OF GENERAL NICOLAE RADESCU TO GENERAL CONSTANTIN PETRE-LAZAR, AIDE TO KING MIHAI

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 3, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Letter of General 2?Fioolae Radesou
to General Constantin Petre-Lazar,
Aide to King Mai
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ACQUIRED
L 3 December 1048
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( LNTRAL I s LIGLNCE AGENCY
Paris, 26 October 1948
2 Rue Scribe
General C. Petro Lazar.
Villefranche
General,
Although totally laclcinn in the elementary knowledge and principles
of the o"fioe you occupy, unfortunately, I would be content not to
consider your letter if I believed that it had been written in rood faith.
But since t was simple for me to discern that it is no more than the
result of a combination of' hiVen rotivos very poorly camouflaged,
and concoiv?d for purpose rrl*ich is no longer a mystery to anyone, it is
necessary that I reply s.ppropriately.
I Was naive to have believed that the lecture you had received on the
occasion of wry first audience with His lajest-y had boon strong enough
to i.-Press you with the limitations of your office and of the at ?itude
which you should adopt in the -;resence of the S,..voroign, when it is
neither normitted that you t4;ko part, r, erveno, except by invitation.
1 deoeived myself. Your audacity is si that of the most detested
man who ever precoeded you; Urdareanu. omment: General
Rudoscu hero refers to 4rnost Urdareanu, adjutant to Carol:-11 and confident
of Madame Elena Luporou. Urdareanu accompanied Carol and Lupescu into
exile.) And it is well that you be forewarned that I am not the one
who first thought of making the comparison between you and the above-
mentioned porsoi. The manner in which you carry out your functions
leads one, possibly even soave of those persons with whom you have concluded
a well-known deal, to make the comparison.
h? office of a Royal Adjutant, General, demands a great deal of reserve,
great trust, and moreover grout tact--qualities which you. tend to
ignore completely, in case you have them. That, because of a lack of
theme, some day you will have to ^ive an accounting, is not important.
:,fiat is important is the fbct that in not observing them, you do a Great
harm to the Sovereign. If you would disturb yourself to study the
activities of your predecessors at Court, you would find no other one
than the person mentioned above who thought he could usurp the powers
that you have taken unto yourself.
In fact, in what capLcity do you permit yourself to give go, me and
others like myself, lectures regarding the obligations and actions which
belong to our domain? Cleansed in the service of Nation and Cro,.rn, the
qualities of nW services have been honest and bear the stamp of a',proval
of our people, and it is not for you to attempt or to present them in any
light other than that in yrhioh they wore won. One?s oxporeince in the
field of athletics does not qualify one to assume the role of a leader
for certain fouler high statement, who for many years have fulfilled
their obligations in praise and honesty Irnovm to all.
Forced by your letter to remind you, do not think that I will attempt
to justify it; possibly sobered by realities, my hopes are that you will
conduct your office withir its lip-stations.
:s for your misrepresentation of the "Union", you interpretation of tt
would be. ap-xropriate only at the physical culture school where you
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taught, or in a mind lacking good judgement. anent: Reference
is me:ie here to the "Union of rroe Rumanians" an organization recently
cro=.ced by General Radosou.) You and your friends, who you tried so
!-% -,.rd to de rend in your letter to !",r. Gafencu, can be at ease- the "II n" is
not a political organ and does not aspire to be political. Comment:
General Radescu here charges General Potre-Lazar with supporting the
position of the Rumanian political parties as against himself in the 25X1A9a
present di ?Moulties attending the formation of a Rumanian Committee. )
It is that which I had the honor to report to Ms Majesty, Who understood
matters differently than you. Iforoover, the role which you attempt to
attributo to it neither interests anyone nor will it impede its progress.
In closing: In the future, I would not care to receive a personal
letter from you--I can understand your addressing a communication from
His Ffajosty; any opinions expressed by yourself or attitudes of yours
will be tossed in the wastebasket or .411 be returned to you. It would
please me to know that I havo bean clear and that you hsve understood.
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