Greece Asks For Help From Britain

Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1948, Page 3

Greece Asks For Help From Britain

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i Rucelvca ■••• > LOND(/n, Msri'cli 21 Rqiitcr.- -state.s that t.he Greck horelgn iliiiister (Mr. Tsaldaris) left b> for Athens after continuing jfn London his tklks with Mr. Hrnest 13e vi*n vvhich' he began in Paris where he attended the Marshall Plan Got|ifferen.eei'^ It- is reliably stated - that 'WrV Tsaldaris discussed the possible extension of Britislr aid to Greece in the face of increasing rebel pressure — perhaps by sending Greece some troops evacuated from Palestine. An Athens message states that guerrillas machinegunned a car in which the Greelt Liberal leader (Mr. Venizelos) was travelling to Canea in Orete, wounding the car driver and two other.s in the car including a Greek deput.y. A Greek army communique says that army forces killed 66 guerrilhis and took 21 prisoners in clasheS in -tiro Mounts Pierria and Olympus area during a heavy snowstorm." Greek forces also killed 26 guerrillas and captured 22 in an encounter northeast -of Serres. The Government casualties in both actions were one dead and 10 wounded.