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German Withdrawal from Greece Report by J.I.C.

1 Jun 1944

4. Many of the leaders are untrustworthy, ambitious and ruthless men of the brigand type who desire above all else to seize power and the national revenues directly Greece is freed from the Germans. Their aim will therefore be to set themselves up as the legal government before the early arrival of the British in order to face them with a fait accompli. Situation in Greece after the German Withdrawal. 5. We think it most unlikely that E.A.M. would in any circumstances actively challenge our position in Athens and Salonika, as the bulk of their following would not be prepared to indulge in any such course of action.
politics greece second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi-occupied europe underground resistance victor cavendish-bentinck john sinclair francis inglis edmund rushbrooke german withdrawal
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece
Document Reference
CAB 81/123/52
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/123
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0123.052
Keywords
German Withdrawal Nazi-occupied Europe Underground Resistance Politics
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. June - July 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 226-300. Volume XXXIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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