MOSCOW RADIO BROADCAST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200730010-2
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 17, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CONFTDEN
INTELLIGENCE REFORI
CENTRAL I E LU GROUP
COUNTRY Greece
SUBJECT Moscow Radio Broado
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ORIGIN
SOURCE
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This document is hereby r railed to
CONFIDENTIAL in accord ce with the
totter of 16 October 8 from the
Director of Central I ligence to the
Archivist of the U ' d States.
Next Rev;ew Date, 2108
DATE: 25X1 X6
INFO
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DIS . 17 January 1947
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SUPPLEMENT
Or,. 20 December 1946 the Moscow Radio broadcast in Greek the followings
a. Greek monarchists are for .irtg and training secret corps of
ilitlerite mercenaries and traitors who took refuge In Greece
from neighboring countries for sabotage in Yugoslavia end
Albania.
b:, These corps are trained by Greek org nizere under the guidance.
of British officers at the Paul Mellaas Barracks in Saalonica.
a. F perienced collaborators of British Intelligence work at
various points in Greece with groups of traitors who sought
shelter in Greece from neighboring countries. These groups
take pe.rrt in military operations against guerrillas.
Reliable sources in Greece have furnished the following comment on the
; bone a
The Paul Mellas Barrackse formerly used for di r.plar ed persons under
UfiRRA supervIsion, are now being used to house detained rebels and
other security suspects of Greek natioua:t.ity. There are no British
officers connected with the barracks; no Greek organizers or British
officers are training any such refugee group,,
2. There are some Greek right=-wing guerrilla bands Which are active with
the obvious acuiesoence of both the Greeks and the British. The
Anton Teeaus band has been deputized and is taking part in regular
operations against the leftists in Thrace. Other bands, such as that
of Sourlas in Thessf.ly, operate "illegally". Re. axers of "r" and other
extreme right-wing cs-.;enizations have been armed by the Greek authorities.
xndi' idual Greek div .sioxz cax ndere in the North here been guilty of
doing this on a wide scales
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