SOCIALIST MOVEMENT FOR A UNITED EUROPE

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 11, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Greece/Belgium
SUBJECT Socialist Movement fora United Europe
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Movement men are . 6 p as-Europe In this
participating re ardless of their ideological or political
complexion,. believing in the necessity of creating a United Europe. The
persons participating are professors, scientists, representatives of
various trade. union and professional organizations, et cetera.
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oup fora United Europe in which 236 Greek Deputies are
par ticipatingd Those who collaborated with the Germans and Italians
Ouch as Tourkovaei].,s) are excluded from participating in this group,
as are those who collaborated with the dictatorship of Metaxas (e.g,,
Dimi.tratos). This ~rliamentary,group has drawn up a draft constitution
and other publications..
Makkas is also acting, president of the grou
2. During the meeting Makkas stated that he is president of the Greek
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On 6 March 1.9b9,. the Central. Committee of the Benstatos faction of E.S.P.E.
(United Socialist states of Europe) held a meeting which was attended by
the Deputy Leon Makkaso
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ex
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is for reaching an under-
standing. 'It was stipulated, however, that S. Merkouris and G. Oikonornou
should be excluded from participating in such-a combination or cooperation,
During the meeting Makkaa bitterly attacked the Greek Ministry of Foreign
Affairs which, he said, has not understood the importance of the inter-
national movement for a United Europe or international psychology and
international political and ideological currents.
the fact that at the last meeting o' for a United Europe, cited
held ate
The Hague the Qreek U4...i t
Makkas also expressed his hope for combination, or at least cooperation,
with the Merkouris faction of the United Socialist; States of Europe.
Md kas was asked to sound out,the Merkouris faction, and particularly
Professor Kaiogeropoulos, as to what
ground
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k>kan is also Vice-?resident of the European Parliamentary Union.
During the meeting Makkas proposed that a two-member committee be formed
to get in touch with the two other organizations mentioned above in order
to find a method of coordination and cooperations This proposal eras
accepted. ,
8 ry of Foreign Affairs sent as representatives
Rodopoulos and Agis Tambakopoulos (Minister of justice in the Metaxas
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dictatorship). During that meeting the two Greek representatives were
coldly received and treated, and Rodopoulos told Makkas himself that the
foreign representatives called the Greeks fascists to their faces?
8. Finally Makkas announced that he had received a letter from the Belgian
LaRoque (representative of the committee of COMISCO). The letter'con-
tained a description of the poor impression made by the presence of the
two Greek representatives in the meeting at The Hague. The letter
stated also that the CWISCO has not only not yet recognized SK ELD,
but that it is questionable whether recognition will be given, parti-
cularly since SKKELD continues the same tactics and does not clearly
define its position regarding Communism.
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