DIRECTIVES OF THE POLITBURO OF KKE

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 25, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
TELliGENCE REPORT
0UNTRY Greece
SUBJECT Directives of the Politburo of KKE
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it is reported that the following directives were issued by the Politburo
of KKE on 20, 21 and 22 November:-
1. Successes of the Andartes:
KOA was to spread the news of these successes among the population, stress-
ing that'the whole of Macedonia and Thessaly was now under Andarte control.
The people were to be told that the Andarte movement was rapidly growing in
strength and extent and that villages and small towns in Macedonia and
Thessaly were being occupied one after the other. The Andarte movement would
even reach the Athens area by the and of December. The object of spreading
this pews was to break the morale of the Army and the bourgeois classes
and to force the Government into action favorable to the Party. It was
pointed out"a certain amount of subtlety should be used when spreading
this news".
2. Security Ne400e1.
KO. and KOP were to organize "Defense and Illegal Activity Groups" (Omades
Perifrouriseos kai Paranomou Draseos) which were to repel any attacks by
Nationalists on KKE or its satellite offices during the Nationalist demonstra-
tion on Sunday, 24 November. If counter-action were, necessary, the Central
Committee would lose no time in deciding what reprisals to take.
25X1 X6e1 comment: Party aembere were instructed not to attend this
demonstration and were advised to stay indoors.)
The new groups would consist of 15 men each, organized in "triples". Group
members would I* excused from. ;.11 other Party duties and would be paid and
fed by KOA and KOP so that they could also.give up their regular employment.
They would be under KOSSA's orders and would receive directives from the
Secretaries of KOA and KOP or directly from the Central Committee. General
security arrangements would also be overhauled and revised. Security
officials (OPKs) would each have an assistant to be found among ex-Pa1ioem i
or employees who had worked in the law courts. Former members" of OPLA could
also be used. These assistants would help to reorganize the Deuxisas
Bureaux" of all Party organizations and OAs and would be used to follow
persons and to collect information. Only the most trustworthy obere
would be chosen as their work would be a full time, job.
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3, g1pM d lc ution in Athens.
This delegation was to be visited by all Party and its satellite organisations
and assured of their full support.
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Money and clothing were to be collected daily*and forwarded to the depertee*.
Their morale had to be?maintained at all costs as there were indications that
m of them were contemplating signing acts of renouncement. Fortunately for
the Party, the Government was not yet aware of this, being too preoccupied
with other matters. KOA was ordered to improve its finances and to warn its
paid officials to save part of their salaries for emergencies as, in the event
of the Party being forced to go underground, there would be some delay before
they were paid again.
Is Strutes.
These were to be extended through various trades until they developed into a
general strike throughout Greece. Such a general strike would have to be.rro-
longed as much as possible,,
6. Die sal of roe uted provincial mom ere 02w Athens
The Politburo announced that 14,500 members and of leis s from the Provinces
w.F:re now in Athena. They were all without homes and without money. They
represented a grave responsibility for KOA and KOP as they had no work and
were in constant danger of being arrested, when they might be forced to become
police informers. The Politburo had examined this question and 80% of theme
members and officials would be ordered to return to their districts. KOA
and ICOP would look after the remainder,
25X1X6g comments Most of these men will be driven to join the
Andartee in their respective districts,)
7 Pleb t . of EPO
This question would be brought before the Court of First Instance in athens
at its sitting on 29 November. E,PON was accused of having overstepped the
articles in its charter.
25X1 X6 comment; This is, in fact, t:'ue as EPON has been covertly
recruiting youths for the Andar es. )
The entire population of Greece was to be mobilised on 29 November to pro-
test against the disbandment of EPON. The Central Council of MN would send
a protest to the Central Committee of the World Federation of Democratic Touth,
to which EPON belongs, requesting it to send a delegation to Greece to attend
the trial. KOP and KOA would arrange for EPON m aberss to assemble both outside
and inside the Court. EPOH would refuse to accept an unfavorable verdict in
view of its international support in democratic circles.
8, Press law.
The 'new Monareho-Fascist measures to mussle the Democratic Press, especially'
Nizos ., would be mat by a wave of protests, both in Greece and in other
c untries. The publication of the "ndartea ? Communique was the Governments e
pretext, This law,, however, would not prevent Rizoa_oastis from continuing to
publish the truth. It would do so either legally or illegally. KOA was there-
fore to see that its secret printing presses were in order.
Andartem' . Cuniga _
The publication in the Press of the Communique issued b:: the Democratic
Army of Northern-Greece had caused a panic among the Monhrcho-Fascists in
Athens. The Intentions of the Headquarters of the Democratic army of
Northern Greece had been simply to inform the people of its resources and
aims. It-also rendered a signal service to the people of Athens by refuting
TSALDARISe accusations that foreign elements were involved in its activities.
The Politburo held the view that the publication of the Communique had helped
to raise the morrle of "the tortured Greek people who now saw a ray of hope."
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