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“CLOSING THE RING”–CHAPTER 33
-(London Express Service}
GUERILLAS START CIVIL
WAR IN RUINED GREECE
tirecer there were twa In
Some of groups
guerillas 20,000 belonged to E.L.A.S. un- der the guidance of the Com- munist-dominated E.A.M. Their rivals, known as E.D.E.S., ac- cepted the leadership of a Col. Zervas
of
By Winston Churchill
to
SITTING ON THE FENCE
By NATHANIEL GUBBINS
**1 am nothing but a sparrow. while he is an eagle Who flies Frigh
BU
sure
the
peaks." Eva Peron, writing About President Peron to her book. "The Alm of My Life,”
DON'T know about
foreign parts, but it is
certain that there are not many women in this country who think of their husbands as eagles, though they often think of them as other kinds of birds and animals.
When he is being particularly foolish. an English wife can think of her husband as a goose, when too solemn and clever as an owl.
When he appears to be sleep- ing through her rumbling con- versation, he reminds her of the dormouse at the Mad Hatter's tea party; when irritated, of a годие
elephant, trampling through the house, banging the front door.
Occasionally he reminds her of an amiable bear at a bun fight. This is when things go well. At other times she is reminded of a bear with a sore back. This is when things go ill
Although he reminds her most of the time of a Tom cat who eats, goes out, comas in, eats, sleeps, and goes out again, there are some wives who make un- kinder comparisons.
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and refused to bend in its arms under specific orders from him he
These nasty little women think of their husbands
watered
t
At Alexandria a leader of the Our Ambassador hoped, how my hopes of getting the Greek
stumen's
had ever, UDION
situation could the
be Brigade sent
Italy. Greek barricaded himself in his house settled in Cairo
without the telegraphed to Gen. Paget, who with 30 supporters, and was Kong's presence.
commanded the British forces cefying the police. Five slups The King of Grence's return in Egypt:
Hellenic of the Royal
Navy declared themselves in favour of a republic and demanded the resignation of every member of the existing
proposed to take direct action to horses to be fed and carry out such orders tele-morning and evening with just graphed on Apr. 8: "These small enough fodder to keep them
events are developing for work; as pack mules, scale
spidly, and I fully concur with born to bear all the burdens of
are taking... He, including shopping baskets. the action you You will have achieved success if you bring the brigade under control without bloodshed, But at present would cer-
under control it must tainly provoke fresh trouble. A mutinous brigade threatening brought Tsouderos and all
ita his
officers should certainly be. Count on my support."- colleagues are strongly of be surrounded and forced to
The Greek Brigade was now this opinion. He would find surrender by stoppage of all himself isolated and unable supplies. We cannot tolerate, surrounded by superior British to do anything. and would
political evolutions carrie. forces. His strength was 4,500 be a grave embarrassment to
Government. All the members of the Greek
Government tendered their resignations to the King, bul agreed to remain in office pend- ing acceptance,
here
Neither group Was in sym- pathy with the Royalist politi- clans then in Cairn or in Lou don with King George II Greece The King had pro a broadcast in July mised in 1943, that the Greek Govern- ment abroad would resign when It arrived in Athens.
US. Minister, He and his Prime M. Tuderos,
however, de- clined to accept a demand from
Maters had now come to 0 pic- reulstance leaders that a
Lad, but held before biscite should be
London ld not appreciate their King the King returned
Mr urgetery. Mr Leeper, our Am- George II also rejected
bassador to the Creek Govern- tein- Eden's suggestion of a
ment located in Cairo, tele- porary regency
gragad on Apr. 8:
T
HE Italian surren der in September, 1943, affected the whole balance of E.L.A.S. forces in Greece. was able to acquire most of equipment, in- the Italian cluding the weapons of un thus entire division, and gained military supremacy.
During the winter there was little activity against the enemy. In October E L.A.S. forces attacked E.D.E.S. (Zer- Head- vas), and the British quarters in Cairo suspended all shipments of arms to the
former. Every effort was made by our misstens on the
to limit and bring to an
spot
end
the civil war which had now broken uut in the ruined
occupied country.
and
1944, British officers succeeded in establish-
In February,
ing an uneasy
truce between
ELAS. and E.D.E.S. But
I feel I
with
King
the Greek King in
of
Discussion with King George
telegram
THE King of Greece came to Buncheon with me in Lon- don on this day. I showed him the Arnbassador's must express myself without comment. some bluntness. The Prime Minister to Mr Leeper
of Greece is playing
7 Apr., '44 with fire. He is endangering I have discussed the situation not only the interests of the with the King. He is resolved but those of his to return to Cairo, leaving munarchy
and country by not realising in by air Sunday evening, tirne the
trend rapid
notwithstanding your telegram events....
(which 1 have shown the →
King) I consider he is right E.A.M. have realised the danger
to do so. If, as you say, what to them
tront of a united
Is happening in Cairo is between politicians in Athens
Greek revolution, 1 connot and the Greek Government
advise him to stay away and in Cairo. They have reakred
adow the issue to be decided that the outcome of an agre2-
in his absence. ment would be the Tein. forcement of the Government Prime Minister to Mr Leeper herc
the end and
of their
8 Apr.. '44 experiment to set up D
When the King arrives the separate
Government in the
British Security Service must mountains.
ensure his personal safety. He
may require a few days bo
and make up his mind, must
account be mrsted. I am asking the
therefore used the They have
to strike interval
nt the Greek Government by sub-
the verting
Greek forces. Their agitation has had some
and within the nex success
few days it may have more,
the Soviet armies were now on Not less than the borders of Rumania. The
chences of a
German evacua revolution
tion of the Balkans increased,
and with them the possibilities T WAS on this time in charge of a return of the Royal Gov- of the Foreign Office, owing, ernment, with British support. to Mr Eden's absence. I thus Assuming that both these events had all the threads directly in might take place in April, the my hands. I sent the follow- E.A.M. leaders decided to ing megenge to M. Trouderos act.
on Apr 6:
Challenge to authority ON March
I was much shocked to hear of your resignation, which seems to leave Greece forlorn at
on
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Others of this type think of them as rabbits, too frightened to assert themselves, or (if they do assert themselves) as beasts in human shape.
The uglier onas are thought of as beasts in beast's shape.
out by foreign military forma- men, with over 30 guns, which Meet Mal Manger
tions
we
defensive are were all deployed in for which ultimately responsible. In all post ions against us.
of cases large
numbere British troops should be used overave, and thus minimise bloodshed,
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as to
I also sent Mr Leeper a full statement of our policy for use with the Greeks,
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Meanwhile the King had arrived in Cairo, and on Apr. 12 had issued a proclamation stating that representative Governmen! composed largely of Greeks from within Greece would be formed. The next day Venizelos tock office in succession to Tsouderos, and Our relations are definitely steps were taken in secret to bring established with the lawfully out representatives from metropo constituted Greek Government litan Greece.
I reported the whole position to headed by the King, who is the ally of Britain and can be President, who was sym
a rabbetic to my view and to King not be discarded to suit momentary surge of appetite George of Greece.
ambitious
emigre
One officer can Neither
among nonentities. Greece And constitutional killed expression in particular sets of guerillas, in many cases indistinguishable from banditti, who are masquerading as the saviours of their
country while living on the local
villagers.
All the time I have been plan- ning to place Greece back thigh in the counsels of the victorious nations. Witness how we have included them in the Italian Advisory Council and
tried to send a brigade to take part in the impending victories in Italy.
military commanders to move the Greek Brigade as fast as possible to Italy. They will, of Servant of
course, weed out recalcitrant elements.
the
In the same way people
Admiral is expected to
Bre
8 matters reached a climax at A Alexandria 1 telegraphed to
AS 1 now learn from a number
of correspondents that "Bon Viveur," who writes a regular column about eating in England's 1 can only ians, is a women, apologise for the mistake,
When I quoted her last week I assumed B.V. was a man, prob. ably because I used to write thing in the much the same same style when I was "Mal Manger," contributing to The Tooting Bugle.
Here are some extracts from the work of "Mal Manger":- "At a ty fun called The Purple Cow, nestling drowsily in Norman and Saxon England, I sat down to an amazing lunch served by an angry, red-faced
woman.
"Clear soup, as clear and ap- petising as washing-up water, mops, way and tasting of dish followed by an unbelievable siice of meat, which I judged to be all that was left of an also-ran which lost the Derby some years previously,
the Naval Commander-in-Chief: You should leave the senior mem- ber of the (Greek cruiser] Averoff In Do doubt that his guarantee that the use of fire arms will be avoided will be techprocated by us. We shall fine on mutineers whenever is necessary. No officers or
"For a sweet, a slice of stale sailors the Greek
NAVY have cake and thin, eggless custard the slightest to
right
meddle in formation the
of the new Government.
Their duty is to obey the orders they receive from the Greek Government recognised by the Great Allies.
was put before me, together with a bill for 7s, éd.
"Partly out of curiosity and partly out of revenge, I asked the red-faced woman if the inn had been named after her before with-
The mutinous Greek ships were I departed with all
out leaving
bearded on Apr. 231 by loyal
"Feeling rather sick I then
in safety in Greek callers, and with about wended my way onwards t
inn called The
preserve the discipline of all Greeks who
command. ships under his
our protection, casualties the mutineers were col- Egypt under using no more force than is equipped with our vessels or lected and sent ashore. Gen. Page! Bishop-in-the-Hole, where I lih necessary.
armed with our weapons or now hoped to obtain the
an the surrender upon another otherwise in, security under of the Greek Brigade by parley Galloping Snail, also nestling in and without bloodshed. The bit of Norman and "Saxon the military authority of the handling of the affair was com England. British Commander-in-Chief pletely successbut and 1 was able Here I waited half an hour Middle East, will place them inform the President the next before I was served with luke pelveg
an abject and day that British troops had warm beer by the Galloping shameful position before all occupied key positions on the Snail himself, who had been history if they allow their ridge overlooking the Greek camp nestling drowsily in the bar domestic feuds to mar their after slight opposlilon,
parlour all the afternoon. performance of the solemn pent
For you yourself there is a great opportunity. You should stick to the line I have mark- ed out and not be worried about the consequences. You speak of living on the lid of a volcano. Wherever else do you expect to live in times ilke these?
In
duties to their country of There were no Greek casualties,
noment of peril for her ná- Loral life. The King, whom Please, however, be careful to
have Just seen, tell me he
follow very exactly the in-. has not accepted your restructions you are receiving stination. He is coming out to
from me, namely, first in Alexandra next week. Surely
priority, order and discipline excl'able
you can await his arrival.
Taouderos replied 1001
26 a Political I Committee 'of National Liberation was set up in the meuntains, and the news broadcast to the world. This was a direct challenge to the future authority of the Teou- Apr. 7. deros Government. An alterna- I shall remain at my post as Grecce require the laws of teommunist-controlled ad-
and as you desire until this. thus formed
present crisis has found law- Saying-point for a Grocks,
signal for ful solution. If the King WDS trouble in the Gresk armed waits until he returns to forces
In the Middle East and Barypt before be resolves this Greek Government circles crisis I fear that by that time
On March 31 a group
them may be no longer any
the
of officers from the Army, Navy, and All Force culled on Trouderos in Calro to demand his resignation.
On Apr. 4 diacidere broke out In the Grtek Army, the 1st Bugade of which 1
I was hoping. could falce part...” In the Flation On the ith the campat office of the Greek
Marshal in Cairo was occupie
who
umpertunity of resolving it
fir Leeper inlegraphed to the Foreign Offlor on Ant
be maintained in the armed forces; secondly, the safety of the King's person to be ensured; thirdly, every effort to be made to Induce
heirs.
"When I asked for. the dinner
which they have become the hut che British cfficer was killed menu, he opened a door leading to the quaint old kitchen, but The Greek Brigade surrendered
the stench from the oven waited and laid down its arms, and was
me away to console myself with may easily, by selfish, vacuated le a prisoner-of-war liquid refreshment at several
behaviour. reduce cage, where the ringleaders.
mere Greece to a country without arrested. To Gen. Paget I paid more inns all nestling drowsily and smelling abominably of alo expression either at home or "I congratulate you on the sath and cabbage in overal bits of abroad, and their names will be factory outcome of your arm and Norman and Saxon England. s'ained as long as history is well-devised action, written.
Tsouderos to hold office till The King is the servant of his Russian
the King returns and has bad time to look around; fourthly, try to get Venizelos, to remain with. Touderos; ifthly, celebrate Easter Sun
becoming
Navy refuses
people.
He makes no claim to
rule them. He submits himself criticism
our
"Eventually I found myself threading gingerly through the narrow windlay streets of Little to the judgment of the fasely petple as soon as normal com- E had kept the Russians Fiddling
W
I crashed into a fair- "Hero I informed of these events sized country Inn, The Pive atlon are restored. He places day in a manner plus and himself and his Royal House both by messages to Malotov and Smells, where I woke the entire entirely at the disposition of the through the Soviet Embassy in star ndeling drowelly all over e
• Greek na doti.
Calro, The Soviet Goverminent been driven out Greece can be actions, and when on May The ment was
reptablie or a monarchy, formal request, to Russia for co- and, after waltigt dh entrilyns the people with operation in Greek stairs, 90s hour, I was served with topid war Mal feesp their hatreds for the com- that it would be improper to Jeln Femme La Mela
who has wrought in any public pronouncements on roosting Po Fenemy, when such cruel Induries political mattere in Cireach, bend, Ancien a dr
Avold obilerate them as a fres progle, were it not for the josemaline exertions of the Creat
Once the Clerman invader has confined text to crition the placopagách,
What is happening hero among
the Grecce is nothing I order
than revolution. It is under wat Greek destroyer way then cantor the Greeks made in Moscow the reply was Consorize Ortikle
such conditions that make
exile,
Grook Government In
weaksuperhd 1 Kom all the proceed to nen tink
which that implies, "ment was
has been trying to cope with incllide **The bustion," 15" hay Idled. The aut
completely.
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