More Rebels In Greece Than Ever
(N.Z.P.A.-
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Reeeived Tuesday, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. President Truman, in' a report to Congress today, said the Greelc Army was partly to blame for wliat lie called the staleinate in its war against the' 1 Greek rebels'. Iie said it f ailed to make a ' ' deterniined elf ort ' ' af ter the series of victories in the summertime and an enconraging prospect for the defeat of the rebel forces failed to materialise despite the deli'very of over 170,000,000 dollars ' worth of "United States arins and supplies. In eontrast, Axnerican aid to Turkey was sliowing definite results. Signilieant progress had been inadc toward inereasing' the fire power and efficieney of the Turkish .Army to enable it to eontinue to resist Communist pressure. President Truman' added: "The Turkish people have taken a,dvautage of tlieir opportunity. Turkey is today workiug hard to derive the maximum benelit from United Statcs supplies and training. " President Truman, for the first timo, acknovvledged that there weru more guenillas uow fighting in Greece than vvheu the Truman doctrine was evolved in March, 1947. He estimated that on September 30 there were 22,000 eompared wit-li betvvoen 17,000 and 20,000 in Mureh, 1947.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 December 1948, Page 6
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