GREEK GOVERNMENT NOT TO INSIST ON DEPARTURE OF MAXIMOS; PHANAR OFFICIALS DENY SOVIET CONNECTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000300560001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 26, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL. 'LU . GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Turkey
SUBJECT C r e a k Government not to Insist on ))epn-bav
of v-; P eaar Otfie1 1s Deny Soviet
connections
ORIGIN 25X1A6a
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The Greek Govainnent has instructed ita Consul General in Istanbul not
to insist on the departure of Patriar oh M r s for S 1tzer ;,and.
25X1 A6a Comments distributed on 2 January 1947,
stated that Maxi.-mos refused to leave for ' t rlands after
offering his resignation as Patriarchs, and that the Oree1
Govern nt refused to accept his resignation.
2. The ."rttish papers, Tanii and Vat have publish a statement
to the effect that viet5g_ General, had placed the Russian
sum--zer Fabassy in Bu dea at the disposal of the Patriarch.
Phanar officials Insist,# howavor, that there no foundation
to tMe report and are of the opinion that the two papers in question
obviously wish to cr .t difficulties for the Patriarchate by giving
the impression o close collaboration v th the So i -t ,
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