CIA OFFICIAL, GREEK MINISTER QUARREL ON VOA CURTAILMENT

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• Publication Date: May 6, 1964
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Date: MAY 6 19i 4
CIA Official, Greek Minister
Quarrel on VOA Curtailment
(ireck minister ore erec we fear ot ie unite ,. a es in- formation Agency in Athens out of his office after a quarrel
over Greek curtailment of Voice of America broadcasts,
Joyce, should be relieved of his
post here. Joyce and his wife,
an American citizen of Turkish
birth, recently went on home
leave to the United States.
The American Embassy here
declined comment.
The government communique
did not specify when the inci-
dent'occurred but it was under-
stood that Joyce visited Gov-
ernment Minister Andrea Pap-
andreou's office more than a
month ago in connection with
Greece's curtailment of Voice
of America hroadca"sts during
a time of high Greek ?Turkish
tension over Cyprus.
Papandreou, Aiihe4irtn ? edu-
cated son of Premier George
Papandreou, is minister to the
premier's office.
Question Time'
The communitiuc accused
Joyce of "undiplomatic be'hav-
tor and Insulting language while
protesting the ?intern'uption of
Lag on the incident said the
American official, V i n c e n t
Greek newspapers, comment-
Elie Voice of America broad.
casts," It said Joyce "reminded
Papandreou that Greece owed
a debt of gratitude to the Unit.-
eel States."
Papandreou, the communique
added, told Joyce that United
States aid was designed to help t
keep Greece a free country. The
communique said the minister
"showed Joyce, the door.",
The pro - government parer
EEthnos accused Joyce of "i'ro=
Turkish feelings attributed to
the influence of his Turkish
wife."
Another pro-government pa-
per, Eleftlieria, said "We con-
sider It wise that this gent:lematf'i
reniain in Washington where he
is now on leave or be trans.
fei red lo -another embassy."
The opposition paper ICathi+
nicrini said that if the account
of the incident Is true "Joyce
should be decl.nrd?persona non
grata lunacccpt.ahlel."'+ Itathi%
merini added that, I.he. American
side of the Incident should be
heard.
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