RESPONSE TO NSSM NO. 188 A REVIEW OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING 1973

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December 28, 2022
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Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Response to NSSM No. 188 A Review of Major International Developments During 1973 November 1973 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 CONTENTS Area Issues and Developments I. Europe NR Record Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 NR 1 Record Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 NR Record - 2 - Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 NR Re -3 cord Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 NR Record - 4 - Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 N R Record - 5 - Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 Approved for Release: 2018/08/01 CO2922976 NR Record Greece. The prominence of the military in Greek political affairs was raised another notch in late November when a group of military officers ousted the regime of President George Papadopoulos. These officers, led by the chief of the military police General Ioannidis, saw their revolution being betrayed by Papadopoulos' personal ambitions, his declaration of a republic, and the decision to hold "rigged" elections under Prime Minister Markezinis. The immediate cause of the move appeared to be Ioannidis' view that Papdopoulos had mishandled the November student riots by acting too late to prevent bloodshed. The regime showed its hand when it announced that it was scrapping the planned elections and stressed the need to return to the goals of the April 1967 revolution to create the prerequisites for restoring a healthy parliamentary life. The prospects for even a "guided" democracy within the foreseeable future thus appeared dim at the end of 1973. 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