original_query: What was the reason for the absence of a legal basis for the deportation of the Transylvanian Saxons?
query: What was the reason for the absence of a legal basis for the deportation of the Transylvanian Saxons in 1945?
answer: The Rădescu government protested the deportation in 1945, stating that there was no legal basis for it and that the Romanian government had a duty to protect all its citizens regardless of ethnicity.