 The cell, which opposed Ion Antonescu's rule and Romania's alliance to the Axis Powers ("see Romania during World War II"), also included Ursu and Baciu.The Romanian Kingdom's secret police, "Siguranţa Statului", had Chimet under surveillance from 1943 until the King Michael Coup of 1944.Chimet, unlike his friends, was not drawn into collaboration with the Romanian Communist Party, being apprehensive of communism in general and of Soviet influence in particular.