U.K. DOMINATION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21581, 7 December 1944, Page 5

U.K. DOMINATION

PAPANDREOU PARTY LIBERAL ALLEGATION (9 ajji.) LONDON, Dec. C. M. Emmanuel Sofoulis, the Greek Liberal leader, aged 80, on Tuesday night issued a statement that M. Papandreou asked him, on Monday, to form - a new Cabinet, and that both the Left and Extreme Left parties had definitely agreed to serve in a coalition under him. ■'r agreeu mat this was a good solution,. but on Tuesday morning the ontisn Ambassauor, Mr. n. vV. a. deeper, informed me that according to ms latest instructions from trie uiitisn Prime Minister, any cnange at present in tne head of tne Greex Government v»as, mipossiDie. uenerai bcuu.e, wno Visited me at luncu-tune on iuesuay, luaue a similar statement, asitiug me to support M. Papandreou.” lvi. &otouiis repnea mat if he supported M. Papandreou he would be oupporting a mctatorsnip, which he round impossible, fie addeu: ”i feel bound to make this statement to emiguten Jbmish and American opinion.” Tne latest messages from Athens say that the Prime Minister, JVi. Papanareou, has decided not to resign. Tne nrnisn united Press quotes tne Minister.'of Marine, M. Kaneiiopuouios, as saying tnat all .parties except the .uexusts, who have resigned, are supporting the Government.

me Tunes ntuens correspondent says' that M. Pananctreous biuaucust on Sunday last mignt nave nnproveu me situation if recKiess Dioeasueu nau not preceded it. Unfortunately nobody neard the broaacasi, because there was no eiectnc current for rauios; nobody read it because there were no newspapers. ivi, Ueiutuis, wuc is over bU, succeeded M. Venizeios as leader of the Greek Biberai party, but was compeueu to retire from politics wnen me iute Colonel ivietaxas made himself dictator in 1936. The Times' Atnens correspondent says a seventh b.iv.m. Minister ' nas resigned xroni ivi. Papaiiuieuus euverinuent. He is General Banyanms, wno received an anonymous teicpnuiie call warning him tnat uniess ne- resigned witnin 24 hours he would oe considered a traitor to tne Ea.ivx. ana kuled. normal life in Athens has compievefy ceased, owing to tne ali-em-bracing general struce ana me introduction of martial law. Tne strike is actually preventing the unloading ox relief snips. It is pointed out tnat the ships, in the present world shipping snortage, will not be sent where unloading is so delayed. There is ■also evidence that political parties am preventing the proper distribution. oi supplies. This might cause the Allied Governments to reconsider their reliel programme.