SECURITATEA, THE SECURITY IN RUMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008400300008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 22, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL I CE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION _ CD NO.
COUNTRY Rumania
DATE DISTRO 22 August 1951
SUBJECT Securitatea, the Security Service in Rumania NO. OF PAGES 3
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BLOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. General Organization of the Rumanian Armed Forces
Forces of the MFA (Ministry of the Armed Forces) : Comprises theFiavy,
Army and Air Force,
b. Forces of the MA.I (Ministrry of Internal Affairs): Comprises the
following
1) Securi.tatea
2) Militia.
3) Frontier force
I) Fire fighting units
The forces of the MAI are generally considered the superior branch
of the Armed Forces. Manpower, equipment, food, uniforms and arms are
usually of a Euperior quality than those of the forces of the MFA0
Reserves for the forces of the MAI are mostly drawn from the rural
population The first two of the forces of the-MAI (i.e. the
Securitatea and the Militia), both have police force character.
The difference between the two is that the Securitatea is the more
secret force for special duties like guarding ministries, fighting
partisans, et ceterap while the Militia has routine jobs like traffic
and other general police duties. (There exists no other police force
as the Gendarmery was dissolved at least two years ago.)
2. Uniforms and Badgea
ao The
the
and
uniforms of all Rumanian Armed Forces are of the same khaki cloth,
only difference being the slightly better quality for. MAI forces
the color of badges on shoulder straps, collar and cap.
Securitatea
Militia
Frontier Force
Fire fighting units
Infantry
Armored, motorized and
artillery units
CLAS SIFICV lO','
AIR 5 FN
- sky blue
dark bro
light gre
-- dark bro
red
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. b. The following badges are worn on head gears
Circular badges with the letters R.P.RJ by all forces of the MFA,
Star shaped badges with the letters R0P.R0 worn on triangle shaped
background of the corresponding color (Securitatea - blue, at cetera),
by the forces of MAI.
o., Forces of MAI.
as Cam
1) Conscripts pass medical examination at their home town recruiting
center and are consequently divided between the two branches
(MAI and MPA) according to requirements. People who are sent to
MAI forces are considered unlucky because most other units defer the
call up since they are unable to receive large numberrs of conscripts
while the forces of the MAI call up all their conscripts immadiatelyc,,
first called up in 191i8 for medical examination, and ..
r pay g a fee to the examining officer (see appendix) he.was
"found" unfit to serve with the armed forces and his call was t
deferred for one year. At the same recruiting center there was
another medical officer who was found to be in on the some sort of
business and out of spite he called up source again,, examined himp
found him fit and managed it in such a way that sours was drafted
the same night to a MAI training centerv later that 25X1A
neither of the two officers were discipline s were being
lectured politically by the town council.
b. Trams Centers
1) trained at the MAI training center in Campina, in. the
s ct o Vales. Prahovei0 He does not know how many more training
centers there exist in Rumania. Conscripts for all four branches of
the MAI forces are trained together and are divided and sent to the
different branches only after the conclusion of a five months training
course. There are 2,000 trainees at a time at Campine training
center. Training consists of drill, sports, Infantry training
(attack retreat), light arms and topography.
2) Light arms training consists oft
Czech infantry rifle
Hand grenades of unknown make
Parabellum automatic pistol
Russian sub-machine gun..
Csech light machine gun (NOT M.G. 34)e
There are special training companies for mortars of three unknown
calibers and infantry guns of 97 and 75 millimeters.
3) The am address of Campina training center is O.P,M. (Army Post 25X1A
Office) 5075;, 25X1A
a forces of MAI. The course lasted for two months and there were
350 trainees and about 45 instructors. The training 6on6i8ted of skiing
and of shooting on skis. There was no training in any other weapons or
camouflage. The purpose of this training was given as the necessity of
fi htin the partisans in the mountains by all means, As far as known to
here exist no special mountain units of the MAI9 the idea being
rather that in turn all soldiers be trained in mountain warfare. Of the
Campina training center, three times a year 35 men had to be sent to the
skiing course.
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Nam
Rank and Office
Deacon
Diaconeecu
Colonel. Officer of the High
57 yeas, black hair, tall,
Command of the MAI Forcea,
stoops.
Bucharest, who came to inspect
the training center
Oprea
Lieutenant Colonel. Commanding
52 years, small, stout,
Officer of Campina training
gray hairs
centers Belongs to the
Securitatea
Poplauski
Lieutenant Colonels Army
doctor at the recruiting
center in Botosani
Major; second in command of 45 years, tall, dark,brown
Campina training center hairs
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