Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna July 1940, panguva yenhamo apo Bessarabia neNorthern Bukovina zvakapiwa kuSoviet Union
, Manoilescu akagadzwa gurukota rezvekunze muhurumende inotungamirwa naIon Gigurtu. Hurumende itsva yakatarisana nokuedza kwakabudirira kwakaitwa neHungary, ichitsigirwa neItaly neNazi Germany, kuti iongorore muganhu wayo neRomania neChibvumirano cheTrianon, chaiva murayiro chaiwo. Manoilescu, uyo akanga ari mutsigiri wesangano reAxis, akaedza pasina kubudirira kushandisa pesvedzero yake nezviremera zveItaly. Kuti ave nechokwadi chekushomeka kwenyika dzakawanda kuRomania, akazvipirawo kupa Southern Dobruja kuBulgaria (kunyange hazvo Germany yakanga isina kuisa shanduko iyi muzvikumbiro zvayo kuhurumende yeRomania), nzira yakazopedzisira yatungamira kuChibvumirano cheCraiova.