TROOPS OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
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COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
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OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 795
AND 794, OF.THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
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The command of the Ministry of Interior (MAI) troops was created by a
law of February 1949 which reorganized the government administration.
This command includes:
a. The cotulnanc of the Border Guard troops.
b. They command of the Security troops,
c. The command of the Fire
The bhief of the General Staff of the MAI troops is Colonel Mihai
Olteanu,
2. Until the sun-rer of 1951 the border guard regiments were grouped into
brigades, with two regiments to each brigade, The brigades have now
been eliminated and, instead, divisions of border guards have been
created; they are composed of:
a. Three border guard regiments.
b. One artillery regiment.
The commander of the Border Guard troops is Lieutenant General Jacob
Bulanaand the political ass? stunt is Major General Mihai Boiciu.
4. The units of` the border guard are as follows:
Border Guard, Bucharest, in the Cotroceni barracks, Drumul Serei
Street, has its battalions distributed as follows:.
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iBattalion in Bucharest.
2Battaliori in Oltenita.
,3.;Battalion in Guirgiu.
b. 2 Border Guard Regiment, Braila, in the barracks next to the Braila
railroad station,
c. 3 Border Guard Regiment, Oravita, with the command post in the houses
of former industrialist Max Ausnit,
d. 4 Border Guard Regiment, Timisoara, with its command headquarters
in the Transylvania barracks.
e. 7 Border Guard Regiment, Baia Mare.
f. 8 Border Guard Regiment.,, Iasi.
g. Border Guard Regiment, Turnu-Sevrin, in the barracks of the former
95 Infantry Regiment. It has its battalions distributed as follows:
One battalion at Turnu-Severin.
One battalion in the village of Deveselu-Mehedinti.
One battalion at Orsova.
h. 10 Border Guard Regiment, Oradea.
The infantry training centers for border guards are located at: Deva,
Corabia (Ror,anati), Marghita (Bihor), Caransebes. The artillery train-
ing center for border guards is at Lugoj in the barracks of the former
13 Calarasi Regiment. The specialized training center (pioneers, com-
munications) for border guards is at Lugoj. The information training
center for border guards is in the village of Deta (Timis).
6. The 1 Border Guard Division includes the following:
a. Headquarters, Lugo j, in the barracks of the former 17 Infantry
Regiment.
b. Commander: Major General Marzac. Former commander of the Turnu-
.Severin Border Guard Brigade; Jewish origin. He. personally carries
out executions by shooting with his own hand officers, sub-officers
and soldiers suspected of helping escapees across the border. He
is guilty of several such crimes.
c. Organization:
4 Border Guard Regiment, Timisoara.
3 Border Guard Regiment, Oravita.
9 Border Guard Regiment, Turnu-Severin.
Border Guard Regiment of Artillery, Lugoj, located in the former
barracks of the 42 Artillery Regiment.
3 Border Guard Regiment includes the following:
a. Headquarters- Oravita, command post in the houses of the former
industrialist Max Ausnit.
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c. Commander., Major Florian Petrila, former prisoner in the USSR who
returned with, the Volunteer Tudor. Vladimirescu Division. He is a
member of the Communist Party and is very severe,
d. Political Assistant of the Commander: Captain Nicolae B.rbaveche,
former worker, made officer for political merit,
e. Organization: The regiment is organized as follows: Three border
guard battalions; each battalion has nine platoons; each platoon
has 80 soldiers; each has two machine gun groups; each machine gun
group has one machine gun.
fa In the organization of each regiment, there is a company of border
guard pioneers and a company used to politically reeducate those
who show weaknesses in service,
8. The border guard units are distributed as follows:
a. 1 Border Guard Battalion in the village of Comoriste;
Commander: Captain Pop.
b. 2 Border Guard Battalion in the village of Racasdia
Commander of battalion: Captain Gheorghe Lupascu.
attalion in the village of Socol
Commander of battalion: Major Ion Popa.
9. The Regimental Staff is as follows:
a. Chief of Administrative Bureau: Major Ion Pavel.
b. Chief of Training Bureau: Lt. Major Viorel Apotosoaia.
c. Chief of Youth Labor Union (UTM): Major Nicolae Mitica.
10. 4 Border Guard Regiment includes the following:
a. Headquarters: Timisoara, Transylvania barracks.
b. Organization: 1 Border Guard Battalion, in the village of Besenova-
Veche;
2 Border Guard Battalion, in the village of Jimbolia;
3 Border Guard Battalion, in the village of Deta. The organization
and complement are identical to those of 3 Border Guard Regiment,
and has a similar armament.
c. Armament: Rifle and automatic rifle ZB, 7.92 mm; Soviet machine
gun of Maxim type; Soviet automatic pistol P,P.SO, with 72 cart-
ridges,
Rumanian type offensive grenades'.
Half of the complement is provided with automatic pistols.
11. The organization and provisions of the artillery regiment is as follows:
Headquarters: Lugoj, in the barracks of the former 42 Artillery
Regiment.
b. Organization: Three artillery companies. One company of Soviet
guns, 762 m ; one company of Soviet howitzers, 105 mm; one company
of-mortars, 120 mm. Each company has three batteries of four guns
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12.. The political situation concerning the border guard troop is as follows:
a. The officers and noncommissioned officers of the border guard troops
are members of the Communist Party and are obliged to carry out in-
tensive activities along the Party line. On the western frontier,
especially, there are only officers and noncommissioned officers
who have the complete confidence of the Communist Party. The, great
majority of the officers come from Communist Party ranks.
b. Approximately 50 percent of the troops are members of the Communist
Party and all the soldiers are obliged to receive their education
within the UTM organization. In spite of all their education and
the.fear instilled by their political officers, a great many of the
soldiers are against Communism and would be ready to desert to the
West if they were not afraid that their families would be deported.
13. The officers' uniforms are of khaki gabardine and those of the soldiers
and noncommissioned officers are of coarse cloth of the same color.
The color of the collar labels of border guard uniforms is light green
with a white thread around the edge and bears the letters "tit" made-of
a white metal. These color labels are of a rectangular shape and are
placed vertically on the collar of the jacket. The troops have two
uniforms: one field and one dress. During the winter the soldiers
wear padded coats and trousers of a Soviet type and fur caps with peaks
identical to those of the Soviet soldier.
14. The command. of the Security Troops is as follows
a. Headquarters: Bucharest Commander: Lt. General Gheorghe Pintilie,,
not a career officer; was a railroad worker.
b. Instruction centers: Brad (80 kms east of Arad), in the barracks
of the former 10 Vanatori de Munte Battalion and in Oradea.
15. The security battalions include the following:
Locations; at Stalin (Brasov), in German type wooden barracks near
the Sovromtractor formerly Rumanian. Aeronautical. Industries (IAR)
factories,
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Orastie -a
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in the Suceava re
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Dragasaa:ai
in the barracks of the former 92 Infantry Regiment.
two battalions in the barracks of the former artillery
in the Valcea region,
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L6 Infantry Regiment.
the Baia Mare region.
the recently built barracks
Dealul Crucii (At the Cross
Ghenci Battalion and Pantelimon Battalion.
the Bihor region.
Oravita - an armored security battalion.
Targul Mures, one security battalion with
type.
Sibiu, Bacau, Cluj, and Constanta,
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Bucharest
Oradea - in
Timisoara.
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small tanks of the Renault
Each battalion has a complement of 800 soldiers. The soldiers are
recruited from the laboring class, and are especially selected from
among those most devoted to the Communist Party. The officers command-
ing the battalions are well screened members of the Party and are
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very well paid, The missions of the battalions are: combating
partisans; suppressing strikes - should any occur; reprisals against
persons dissatisfied with government actions such as collections
(cpnfiscation of egricultural products) or forced labor program.
Maxim machine gun.
Rifle and automatic rifle ZB, 7.92 mm,
Soviet automatic pistol PPS with 72 cartridges.
Soviet mortars of 60 mm and 81.4 mm,
Generally these battalions are motorized, being supplied with Skoda,
.Zis and Tatra cars.
16. The command of the Firemen is as follows:
a, Headquarters: Bucharest - Barracks located on Elie Radu Street
. at the corner of Splaiul Independentei (Independence Boulevard).
b. The training centers are located at:
Bucharest: the barracks of the central post are at Elie Radu
Street at the corner of Splaiul Independentei.
Stalin (Brasov): Sfantu Petru (St. Peter) Road, east of the rail-
road yards.
c. The firemen groups are distributed as follows-.
Bucharest: Four companies of firemen: Central, Obor, Radu-Voda
and Independenta (formerly Ferdinand)
Stalin (Brasov), Cluj, Timisoara, Craiova, Iasi, Bacau, Galati,
Focsani, Constanta, Arad.
In the other cities (former district capitals) there are only fire-
men companies.
The firemangs uniform is a khaki color, with red collar labels with
a black border around the edges.
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