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(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT).

U BE KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY.

It is requested that special care may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document. ·

SECRET.

C.O.S. (40) 846.

20TH OCTOBER, 1940.

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WAR CABINET.

CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE.

ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY AND GREECE.

Note by Secretary.

During recent weeks Sir Michael Palairet has made continuous appeals for some assistance to be afforded to Greece against air attack, and the Foreign Office have pressed strongly that we should make a great effort to give the Grecks sono mabezial encouragement. We have been asked to

provide fighters, anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns, and failing this to facilitate purchase of these equipments in America.

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We have been forced, by the necessity for concentrating available forces in the Middle East, to turn a deaf ear to all these appeals. Nevertheless, they still continue to come in and a letter from the Foreign Office of the 19th Octobert, covering a further telegram from Sir Michael Palairet, dated 17th October, is attached.

3. As regards Turkey the Foreign Office have similarly asked that the Chiefs of Staff would recommend that

This question additional war material should be supplied. is being included in the Joint Planning Committee's Appreciation of the Implications of a German Advance in the Balkans and the Middle East.

4. A love to Merofion Ofoe, dated 18th October, covering a telegram of the 14th October from Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, is also attached.

I suggest that, the Chiefs of Staff might review the policy to bo adopted about the supply of arms to Turkey and Gro.co. IP t is decided that

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Annex I.

Enclosure to Annex I. Annex II.

Enclosure to Annex II.

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