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(c) If the above solution should be adopted,

a detailed plan for the change-over would have to be prepared.

(a)

After

approval, it would have to be presented to the Greek Government.

Shipping

plans would also have to be considered. In the meantime, pending rearmament of the Greeks with British weapons, we should have to do all we could to sustain them on present lines.

The decision involves issues of

the highest policy, and the Committee can do no more than state the case and leave the decision to the War Cabinet.

(e) A decision is a matter of great urgency.

In this connection, attention is drawn to Sir H. Knatchbull-Hugessen's telegram No. 73 of 11th January; which the following are extracts:-

from

Gt. George Street, S.W.1.

31ST JANUARY, 1941.

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"2. Military Attaché learns from an

excellent source, who has full knowledge of armament trade, that Greeks only have sufficient

ammunition till the end of February. As they are equipped with French and Czecho-Slovak artillery, this ammunition cannot be restocked.

Germans realize this, and are waiting till shortage takes effect. then offer to arrange peace

They will on basis

of Greece receiving parts of Southern Albania, and will at the same time, threaten to invade Greece, if Greece refuses..o

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As regards shortage of ammunition in Greece, previous experience shows that the Greeks are constitutionally improvident and will carry on until too late without realizing position".

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(Signed) L.C. HOLLIS.

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