GREEK DEMANDS

Grey River Argus, 1 March 1945, Page 5

GREEK DEMANDS

AGAINST BULGARIANS. (Rec. 9.0). LONDON, February 28. „ Archbishop Damaskinos, Regent, oi Greece, addressed a huge gathering at Salonika, in the main square. He demanded a legitimate reward tor Greece’s contribution to the Allied cause. He urged that Bulgaria should be made to pay in full for unheard of cruelties in Greek territories... * By, her contribution to the common Allied struggle, Greece has acquired undeniable rights in the settlement of accounts after victory,” he said. loday I express warm thanks to the Greek people, and the United Nations, particularly their emissary, Great Britain, for the inestimable and resolute co-operation that they have accorded to Greece during her internal crisis. "The Bulgarians attempted a systematic Bulgarisation of Greek provinces seizing churches and private property, taking hostages, and perpetrating every manner of crime, me Allies should be wary of shameless Bulgarian claims to be considered as fighting collaborators of the United Nations. The hour is. approaching when Greece, with her historic rights, and in the name of her sacrifices, and her terrible misfortunes, will ask ner nowerful Allied judges for justice. M. Themistocles r lsatsos, Supply Minister in the late Fapandreou government, gave evidence at collaborationist trials in Athens. He said that Greek Quislings during the German occupation contributed eight million gold pounds to the Germans, part of which was used for the organisation of Marshal Rommell’s Afrika Korps. He added that there were German sponsored Greek security battalions, which were used to attack the national resistance movement, and to weaken Greek efforts to support the Allies.