Evening star., 1948-09-16
lease or prmission to telephone the
American Legation.
AIIorpaL 4. us.sS re-

lease or prmission to telephone the
American Legation.
Allowed to Visit Car.
Shortly after midnight. for a Pc
sriod of 20 minutes, Mr.. Green was
allowed to leave the security police
headquarters, in the company of an
agent, to visit the car. He discussed
the developments with Mr.. Fisher
who agreed to remain in the car
with Miss Carr until the entire
group was released, and not to take
any action by way of moving or
leaving 1t except after personal
communication with Mr.. Green.
The chief of the security police
quit his Office at about 1:38 am,
leaving Miss Maggard there 70 sleep
on bench, Mr.. Green eaS2com-
PEELED to sleep on the fioox In an
other room. A request hx them for
blankets was met with the response
that the Office possessed none.
Mr.. Fisher and Miss Carr re-
mained in the car thropghosIts the
night, surrounded continuously by
two to seven agents. Fous. times
during the night unsuccessful at
tempts were made to intiuee$ the
occupants to leave the csfsor move
it to the security police head
quarters. A
Early in the EVENING" false
message purportedly from M Green
had been transmitted ghyS three
agents including the SecurftyA police
chief. Nedelcu, to the effect that a
camera was to be given to agents.
Refuses to Leave Car.
Somewhat later, four more agents
appeared and stated that orders had
been issued to have the car moved
to the Siguranta Headquarters,
claiming falsely that Mr.. Green had
agreed to this. When Mrs. Fisher
refused to comply, the agents, left.
AT ] am, September 4, two
agents came again. to the. car and
falsely stated that the American
Minister had asked to talk to- Mr..
Fisher and Miss Carr on the tele-
phone and that the car would re-
main under guard in theE absence.
Mr.. Fisher declined to leave the car
and reminded the agents again of
the diplomatic immunity ofSthe car
and members Of the group. ~
AT 2 am, the security police
chief, accompanie dby three other
agents, came to the car and vehe-
mently demanded on order of the
Minister of the Interior that Mr..
Fisher move it to their headquar-
ters.
"On September 7 at I am. the
questioning of all four Americans
Was resumed along the same lines
as previously. Mr. Green Inmed-
lately renewed his demand that. they
be released and his request for per-
mission to telephone the American
Minister. The chief of the security
police replied orders had been given
from higher up that no telephone
contact with the American Legation
was to be allowed.
AT II am, September 7, Mr..
Green was told that, since his pass
port was in order, he would be per-
mitted to proceed to Bucharest by
train the other three members Of
the Legation staff were TO be Ide-
tanned Mr.. Fisher was informed
that the Foreign Office had tele-
phoned the Americans Legation
which said it had no record of him.
Mr.. Green stated that he would re-
main with the others.
Finally, at 1kl5 am, Mr. Green
was given permission to telephone
the American Aegation, where, he
was informed ~ the legations Tad-
ministrative oficer, DenzilsL. Page.
that the American Minister was
already informed of the incident
and had taken steps to have sthe
group released immediately. This
was the first break in the groups
state of being held incommunicado
since it bad been apprehended II
hours previously 4.
= AT l:30s asiasgthe chief OF the
security police informed the group
that it was free to proceed to Buch-
Arrest, which it did, arriving there
at 80 pm"