RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE KKE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800180016-6
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 1999
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: September 15, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Recent changes have taken place in the apparatus of the KXE which are
intended no safeguard the Party from the Security Police.
2,, chile the "vigilantes" (individuals responsible for security within the
Party) were in. the process of clearing all Party members? the Politburo
ordered Party officials not to contact other Party members for a period
of ten days. airing this period they were assigned the following tasks
which they could carry out individually:
a? Intense exploitation of the new budget which Finance Minister
George Kartalis presented to Parliament on 25 July and commnent
on the Goverrsment's policy of taxation as being against the
interest of the masses.
bQ Preparation of the organization and strengthening of the ESKE
for the Tenth Pan Hellenic Labor Congress by choosing the
representatives to the Congress now and popularizing them among
the wo rke rs ,
c,. Campaign for pace through conversations at gathering places such
as cafes, playgrounds;, factories and churches
& Establish two "yafkas" (secret meting places) from every KOB
and select personas to specializes in writing slogans,
e,, Choose new militant members of the KLCE to be brought in contact
with the underground mechanism of riobilizationo
8,, As an exception, it was announced by the KDA that the First "Achti_da"
Cloxmmittoe ye uld continue its contacts. Under the jurisdiction of the
First "Aohtida"a, whose secretary is John Soulideso are the craftsmen,
tradesmen, civil servants, private employees,, intellectuals, and employees
in law offices.
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The fo lowing chart shows the organization of the KOA as it is alleged
to be aat the pr~ esent timer
City Committee of Athens
Area Of face lqo. 1 includes the eastern districts of Phaaleron.,
Glyfaada, Voulaa,, 8rachami , Zograaphout, Nea 3myrni, Paangrati,
F:arssariani.,, anad others (names not f_T.,iven)0
Area Office No0 2 includes . belo cipiP, Gyzi,, Patissi a, Neva
Philadelphia, Nea Ionia and others (names not yven)
Area Office No,, 3 includes Ffippocratous f, downtovn ''`Athens,
t~a~thy? Kypseli f, Kato P ati.ssi.aa, Thymarakia and Pori s :ex?3 0
Area Office No,~ 4 includes Pyritidopiion.. Lachaanagora,
Potralona,, Sfagiam Kallith.ea and ?: osohato,
cn The .five members of the City Committee are as .follows r
a? First secretary,.
tar, Second secretary.,
c3,, "Vigilante"~,
d0 Person responsible for printed material who checks if
the material ordered to be put in circulation in certain
areas ways actually circulated,,
:.> Person responsible for the reserve cadres to be used as
replacements for the cadres now engaged in secret work
in the evein,t they are arrested by the police
~? Each Area Office has a first secretary,, a second org?anizing secretary
and. a "vigilante"0 I nmanuel Tsounides a 4O-yea:~r-old caarpenLers is
r?eported to be secretary of Area Office ?Jo,, 3,?
Each Area Office is under the control of the City Committee, with
:liaison bein; effected only through the "v'igilaa.nte" of the Area Office
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