The Archive · 1940

Soviet Legation Guarded

Meanwhile, police patrolled the Soviet Legation here to prevent demonstrations. On the other hand, scores of special officers patrolled in the vicinity of the Royal Palace 10 prevent demonstrations of a different nature, Emphasizing the determination of the Rumanian people to support their King In these difficult times, crowlls of citizens marched through the city shouting, "Long live the King!"

Otherwise Bucharest, was entirely. jauiel. "Long lines of people formed, before the stores to buy supplies of sugar, coffee, flour and' macaroni in order to be prepared in the event Rumania is forced' to defend. her Refugees arriving inthe capital from the north related a near incident which occurred in the town of Hertsa on the Rumanian side of the new Russo-Rumanian border. The incident gave rise to reports published abroad of furious conflicts between Russian and Rumanian troops, Town Occupied By Error The refugees said that Hertsa is in 'Moldavia, which remains Rumanian, 'They said the Russians, by mistake, started occupying the town, Hertsa's school teachers, seeing the Red troops entering Rumanian territory, rushed out with pre-war geography' primers und maps, emphasizing to the Russian oticers that Hertsa had always been 8 part of Moldavia.

The Russians ost no time in with: drawing from tne town, the refugees related. According fo witnesses, school children hurled stones at the fetrenting Russian " troops=—United

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