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In 1942, he was sent to South America by the [[Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs]] to organise a congress of anti-fascist exiles in Uruguay. On his return, he was recommended to the [[OSS]] by [[Adolf Berle]].<ref name="Harris97">Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.97.</ref> | In 1942, he was sent to South America by the [[Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs]] to organise a congress of anti-fascist exiles in Uruguay. On his return, he was recommended to the [[OSS]] by [[Adolf Berle]].<ref name="Harris97">Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.97.</ref> | ||
| − | In July | + | In 1943, he returned to the US to work in the labor division of the coordinators office, headed by [[John Herling]].<ref name="KheelArchive">[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05459.html Guide to the Serafino Romualdi Papers, 1936-1967], Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.<ref> |
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| + | Romualdi joined the [[OSS]] in May 1944.<ref name="KheelArchive">[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05459.html Guide to the Serafino Romualdi Papers, 1936-1967], Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.<ref> | ||
| + | In July that year, he was sent to Italy as a Major in the OSS working with [[Max Corvo]] and [[Vincent Scamporino]].<ref name="Harris97">Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.97.</ref> | ||
Based at the apartment of his brother-in-law, the Italian socialist leader [[Giuseppe Lupis]], attempted to strengthen the socialists against the communists, a policy for which his authority from the [[OSS]] was doubtful. He passed funds from the [[Italian-American Labour Council]] to socialist trade unionists who were willing to split from the communist-led labour federation.<ref name="Harris98">Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.98.</ref> | Based at the apartment of his brother-in-law, the Italian socialist leader [[Giuseppe Lupis]], attempted to strengthen the socialists against the communists, a policy for which his authority from the [[OSS]] was doubtful. He passed funds from the [[Italian-American Labour Council]] to socialist trade unionists who were willing to split from the communist-led labour federation.<ref name="Harris98">Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.98.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 16 January 2012
Serafino Romualdi was an Italian socialist exile who emigrated to the United States following the fascist seizure of power.[1]
He became a member of staff in David Dubinsky's International Ladies' Garment Workers Union in New York.[2]
In 1942, he was sent to South America by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to organise a congress of anti-fascist exiles in Uruguay. On his return, he was recommended to the OSS by Adolf Berle.[2]
In 1943, he returned to the US to work in the labor division of the coordinators office, headed by John Herling.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Based at the apartment of his brother-in-law, the Italian socialist leader Giuseppe Lupis, attempted to strengthen the socialists against the communists, a policy for which his authority from the OSS was doubtful. He passed funds from the Italian-American Labour Council to socialist trade unionists who were willing to split from the communist-led labour federation.[3]
In October 1944, Scamporino sent Romualdi to the Franco-Swiss border, supposedly to deliver arms, but in reality on a mission, "planned outside normal channels" to smuggle the socialist writer Ignazio Silone into Italy to combat communist influence.[3]
External Resources
- Guide to the Serafino Romualdi Papers, 1936-1967, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Notes
- ↑ Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.97.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Richard Harris Smith, OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency, Globe Pequot, 2006, p.98.
