Premise: Gheorghe Bagulescu (1886–1963) was a Romanian Brigadier-General during World War II, writer and art collector. He served as Ambassador and Military Attaché to Tokyo from 1934 to 1939. From 1941 to 1943, he was Ambassador to Tokyo & Nanking-China and Military Attaché to Tokyo.
Hypothesis: Bagulescu was a non-civilian Romanian who lived through both World Wars, he spent time in Asia in service to the government