GREEK GUERRILLAS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 231, 30 September 1943, Page 5

GREEK GUERRILLAS

REQUEST REFUSED BY KING

Recd. 6 p.m. London, Sept. 28. A mission representing the guerrilla army in Greece has been rebuffed by Greek and Allied leaders in Cairo. The mission, consisting of six guerrilla leaders, went to Cairo to consult King George of Greece, the Greek Government, and Allied Hig.h Command on political issues. They urged that three members of the Greek underground movement should be included in the Greek Government, one of them as Minister of the Interior. They asked King George to undertake that he would not return to the Greek throne until the people had decided by a plebiscite whether they wanted the monarchy restored. Their requests were refused. Correspondents at Cairo say it is difficult to estimate what the effect of t.he failure of the mission will have on future events in Greece and the relations between Greece and the Allies. It is not known whether the guerrilla leaders’ demands reflect the viewy of the majority of Greeks.