POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF ALEXANDRU VISAN, EDITOR OF ERA NOUA, RUMANIAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN PARIS

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 13, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Alexaruiru Visan, the editor of Era Noua, a small Rumanian nmrspaper published
in Paris, has recently discusse plai to organize abroad the dissident
Iational Peasant Party of the late Dr. Lupu and the dissident Liberal Party
of Gheorghe Tata`rescu,, Visan was offered an opportunity to run for parliamen t
on the ticket of the Lupu National Peasant: in 1946 and possesses a letter to
this effect from the then secretary-general of the Lupu party. Visan has
stated that, using this document as a mandate, he can organize the Lupu
National-Pe .sauts in Paris He believes that, although there might be fortaer
members of the Lupu dissident group among Rumanian refugees in Paris this
letter invests him with authority to decide who would properly belong to the
party. Visan is presently seeking candidates for membership in the proposed
party arnon the emigres in Paris.
2.-. Visan has statizd that, when he has secured a number of members for his party,
he'viould publish the letter of 1946 in Era hour, together with an announcew-
ment that the ?,upu party has begun its ctivity in exile,,
,, According to VIsal.n,. Richard Franasovici; a close associate of Gheorghe
Teitarescu and 'ormer Rumanian flinister to London and Bern under the Groza
G-overxnuent, is the ideal man to represe=nt the Tat6.rescu Liberals abroad.,
He iikekrise considers Nae Rizescu,, a Tatarescu Liberal,.; to be a strong
political figure. Visan has stated that the fact that both Franasovici and
Rizescu were followers of Gheorghe T.tarescu speaks well for them;, "since
'.I'iatarescu is an extremely wise and able poi. itician who deserves much from
the country as it was only because of him that the country withstood much of
the Communist pressure, "
4.. Visan believes that with the re-vi-;rod Luau National. Peasants and T&:t ,rescu
Liberals, together with a Tlaniu Iati anal Peasant Party reorganized by
Professor Antou Crihan? Alexander Bunescu and lihai Raut, a new Council of
Political Part`!-t,s in exile can be set up. But Visan has stated that he
would not play an open role in this plot. In Vis&n*s opinion, the Rumanian
Nationea,l Comrnii;teo would thereupon become a "political fiction" since the
"truly democratic forces" would be gathered around the "true Council. of
Political Part-Les.'`
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5,, Visan has begun discreet conversations with Alexander Duna, cu along this
?.ine^. YIe hn 1i'?.e rise i)erun talks with Richard hard i'ran sovici.- who althou h
not act-Wally -;:i.1ri n,,, his approval appeared to he very much interested in the
plan.
6,., Vigan considers a reconciliation heWeen Franasovici and Carlos Davila,
or !er Runrzni.an mister to :.ashington, to be -possible ble since Frzn2.sovici
has broken with former 'inr; Cnroly the only obstacle 1)Otwo n the two rice
Inclusion of Davila in the nor combination .could, in the opinion of `: ipan,
greatly increase its prestige. It should be noted that Alexander ';uncscu
has recently joined tho RVU-ianian 'reeeraason. Lodge in 1-ranee, of which Visan
is an influcr:ti.al l1Prl
i bfer., It is thorough his i'asonic connections !:1 .t Vlsw-l
can re .ch Carlos Davila? who is a thirty.t'..ird degree` "Tason_:,
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