'POPULIST YOUTH' ORGANIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200600016-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 1999
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: January 13, 1947
• Content Type: IR

Approved For Release 1999/09/0
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
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1Q A youth orgeanizatio i called "Populist Youth" (' Laiki Neolais") has been
Porn ad by members of the Populist Party along lines parallel to the
extreme right-wing organization "X"0 The organization Is intended as
a militant, politioel arm rd.th para-military # sspects similar to those
of 4744 It is divided,, by neighborhoods. into 55 sections in Athens
and has a fairly significant mombersahip in institutions of higher
learning. There is talk of its recruiting a aody of volunteers to go
to the North to fight the arsrcd bands,
Although under the nominal aegis of the Populist Party, the organization,
is reportedly as organ of the, Markezinis-Zalocostas groups; and efforts
of Tsoldarisa to penetrate the organization with his own favorites
have no far been sty ed by the former.
5 ,te-abers, hsva been heard to complain that the or.geatizatior which is
sawid to be well supplied with funds,, is sacrificing important para-
rd.lit s activity at present in favor of political objectives,
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