THE STATE OF THE TULCEA MARKET IN THE AUTUMN OF 1943 IN NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA REPORTS

This paper provides a condensed presentation of the state of the Tulcea market in the autumn of 1943 as it emerges from previously unknown sources, the reports sent by the management of the Tulcea NBR subsidiary to the Governor of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest between the 2nd of October and the 30th of November 1943. Copies of the documents have been preserved in the Special NBR Report Register, no. 962/1934, kept in private archives. The four reports constitute precious historical sources which make it possible to understand the economic situation of the city of Tulcea (in particular) and to highlight interesting aspects of life in the autumn of an extremely challenging year (the position of the authorities, the state of mind of the population).