The American Intelligence Services in Romania during 1944-1948 – political aims and objectives
The American Intelligence Services in Romania during 1944-1948 – political aims and objectives

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide an overview on the main political objectives and tasks of the American Intelligence Services in Romania at the beginning of the Cold War (1944-1948). Research is based on an analysis of the archive documents prepared by the Romanian Intelligence Special Service (SSI) and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) of the United States, as well as successive structures that preceded the actual Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The main topics of interest for the American services in this region were: the Romanian Government, the Democratic Parties Union, the Parliament, opposition parties, censorship, and the Romanian-Soviet relationship. In our assessment, critical events unfolding in Romania at the time and the way in which they were approached by American intelligence, provided the latter with essential insight and expertise to be used in countering Communist guerrillas and the threat they posed to democracies in the “Free World”

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