RUMANIA: Out of the Night

Out of the darkness of censorship and isolation, radio waves brought a troubled voice from Russian-occupied Rumania. It was the voice of Premier Nicolai Radescu, a greying professional soldier with scant political experience but a strong executive hand. General Radescu had taken office last December with approval of the Allied Control Commission. His chief task was to forge a Government of "national unity" to carry out Moscow's armistice terms. Now he complained bitterly that the leftist National Democratic Front (N.D.F.) was obstructing his every effort.

The Premier had planned to address the country from Scala Hall, a Bucharest movie house....

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