SK-ELD AND THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT.

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100530007-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 8, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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The congress of SK-ELD has been postponed because the most serious topic
for disoussion would be the position of the party regarding the
guerrilla movement.
The idea of denouncing Markos and the guerrilla movement had grown,
and the majority had $a-'wed such a denunciation during the operations
on Grammos, etc. When, however, in spite of these operations there
were no o'orcrete results, opinions changed, and with Elias Tsirimokos
at their head the majority favored the position which the party has
maintained up to the present.
In order to make sure of the opinion of the Central Committee of SKEELD on
this question, T-sirimokos called its members to a conference and presented
the question of the denunciation of Markos and the guerrilla movement.
4. Tsirimokos stated the reasons why he believed that& while KKE was merely a
riTal political party, the Rightists were an enemy. Consequently it was
no's to the interest of SK-ELD to denounce KKL, because this would mean
alignment with Tsaldaris, and SK*ELD would lose its Socialist character.
6. After this explanation Tsirimokos put the question: "Who.disagrees?" All
the Central Committee, except Demetrios Stratis, agree*(' Stratis maintained
that the denunciation should be made.
6. When Stratis expressed his opinion, Tsirimokos asked, tdirat~rhs0u
to the members of the party who do not want the denunciation to be made,
when this question is discussed at the congress of the party?" Tsirimokos
answered his own questions "The members who favor this denunciation
have nothing to fear from the present situation; those, however, who
oppose this denunciation will be called Communists and will suffer
Security? Therefore I propose to postpone the congress, and we shall
try to be present at the congress of the KOMISKO (sic) in London,
where we shall clarify many questions'".
7. Following this, all agreed to postpone the congress and not to make
any decision regarding the denunciation of the guerrilla movement, but
to maintain the position of SK-ELD asjtt has been up to the present.
en, will assume the responsibility for betraying his comrades to the
fe iliar consequences from the monarcho-fascist regime. Who,
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A draft of a denunciation has been prepared and has been communicated
to fie members of SK-ELD. They are permitted by the party to sign this
de i' oiation if they are arrested by the Security or if their work
re" es it in accordance with the law. They may sign tA -kMbnt
that they never were Communists, that they have no connection with
thq guerrilla moveme , with._.,. or with Markos, that they do not
approve of arson, s aughter, and barbarities committed by anyone
whatsoever (if such are committed), and other ambiguous provisions.
Regarding a straight and clear question regarding the guerrilla
mo~1`ennt they should avoid giving any answer or should give an indefinite
04,wef'. Such an answer, for example, would be: "This subject is
o .tical. I am not a politician, and so cannot judge".
In spite of the fact that Stratis was opposed to the above, he finally
agreed. He does not play any serious role in SK-ELD, but is busy with
organizing a "free labor movement".
10. "SK ELI! (according to Informant) insists upon appeasement and reconciliation,
bec:aupe we see no other way out, unless we are to become followers df
Tsaldaris. What man with any self-respect can denounce Markos and agree
with Tsaldaris?"
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