POSSIBLE GREEK MILITARY CONTROL OF EOKA-B

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05458972
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• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-01647
• Publication Date: February 15, 1974

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DIST 15 FEBRUARY 1974
POSSIBLE GREEK MILITARY CONTROL OF EOKA-B
STATED THAT THE GREEK ARMY EXPECTED TO GET CON-
EUKA-B THROUCH FORMER GREEK ARMY OFFICERS WHO ARE
11EmBE'0 OF THAT ORGANIiATION. DURING THE PERIOD WHEN GEORGICS
PAP.ADOPoULOSwAS THE HEAD OF THE GREEK GOVERNMENT
(GUGh 'THESE FORMER OFFICERS WERE FORCED TO RETIRE FOR ALLEGED
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ANTI-P,APADOPOULOS ACTIVITIES. THEY JOINED EOKA-B TO SUPPORT
GENERAL GEORGEGRI'VAS' NATIONALIST CAUSE AND AT THE
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SAME TIME LOOKED ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN EOKA ACTIVITIES
AS A POSSIBLE,PATHJOWAfiD'IREINSTATEMENT,IN THE GREEK ARMY.
2. THE G�G-WANOT.ABL-TO CONTROL OR DIRECT THE ACTIVITIES
OF EGKA-8. WHILE GRIVAS WASOTS LEADER BECAUSE GRIVAS CONSIDERED
FORMER;;PRESIDENT,.PAPADOP,ODLOS,TO SE MjSiJUNIOR ,AND REFUSED TO
SUBMII.TO HIS DIRECTION.
3, RETIRED GREEK ARMY MAJOR GEORGIOS KAROUSOS IS
NOT THE OFFICER.THROUGHt-,00M!THE GREEK ARMY INTENDS TO CONTROL
EOKA7B,
COMMENT:;
GRIVAS
APPOINTED KAROUSOS.,A,HISSUCCESSOR IN THE EOKA-B LEADERSHIP.)
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