Speech #870193779

Nicolae Malaxa. a Rumanian industrialist now residing in the United States. With respect to certain charges that have been made against Mr. Malaxa. records show that these charges have been thoroughly investigated and disproved at lengthy hearings held in 1956 and 1957 by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Approximately 55 days of hearings were held and about 5.000 pages of testimony were taken. The findings in this case are as follows: On June 4. 1958. the Board of Immigration Appeals reversed a decision taken December 17. 1957. by the Immigration and Naturalization Service ordering that the applicant be excluded and deported from the United States. The Boards decision reads as follows: It is our considered opinion that the applicant N. Malaxa is not excludable from the United States on any of the grounds stated. Consequently. the Board of Immigration Appeals ordered that Mr. Malaxas appeal be sustained and that he be admitted for "permanent residence." On September 5. 1958. the Department of Justice issued an order confirming the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. In the same order. the Department of Justice declared that the charges of proNazi and proCommunist affiliation leveled against Mr. Malaxa cannot be sustained.