13. If the arrival of British troops is delayed by say a fortnight they may find the situation in Athens and elsewhere confused. E.A.M. may well have attempted a coup with a view to capturing power in Athens. But they are likely to encounter some armed opposition, especially in Athens and their control will probably be shaky. Owing to the amount of weapons acquired from the former Italian garrison and the intense political feeling, disorders in Athens may be on a large scale. Such is the unpopularity of E.A.M.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Crete Greece Russia Serbia Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/123/27
- Document Types
- Report Map
- File Reference
- CAB 81/123
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0123.027
- Keywords
- German Withdrawal Nazi-occupied Europe German Army Predicting Enemy Intentions Politics Greek Government Greek Armed Forces
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
