Colonel Black's scheme
Colonel Black's scheme

Summary/Abstract: In October Romanian Vice – Consul in Istanbul ( Constantinople) approached S . O. E. with plans for a military being in Romania backed by a group of Generals and a large proportion of the senior officers in the Army . Spokesman of the group , a Colonel in command of a regimental depot in Bucharest , informed the Vice – Consul that the group was willing to overthrow Antonescu by a coup d ‘ etat directed in the name of the King . The plans for Antonescu ‘ s arrest were said to be complete and the group wished to fix zero hour and arrange hire plans under our guidance .S .O.E . have collaborated with Vice – Consul in the past and have complete confidence in him. He in turn vouches for spokesman of the group . Three prominent Generals were said to be involved. This article traces the evolution of the opposition group grouping around the military opposition in Romania between October 1943 and March 1944 and their contacts with Special Operations Executive.

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