IDEA (SACRED BOND OF GREEK OFFICERS)

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• Publication Date: August 5, 1947
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SUBJECT DU (Sawed Bond of Greek Offiews)
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IDE4 (Ieros Deamos Ellenon,Axlomatikon--Sacredond of Grodk ?Vicars)
founded immediately followirg the liberation in late 1A4. During Decet,
1944 its activities had not developed to a vary great extent. However, f.7.1.1ow.-
ing the Deeenber revolutionl, the founders of the organizatiOn decided to -LAce
every effort to recruit new mambers and setablished the following Adminitrative
Committee comisting of the following pereon32
(a)
Captain (Artalary) 1:enstantinoR Zacharakie,
General gA)cretary, directing internal propaganda
an orgaytsation.
) rlaptain Okrtillery!Lrg7ries Mardes, directing the
cuction dvaling wTh pc,litical contacts and
aNuis:ktion of infe,mants.
Cantain (Fingineere) Michael Nioakeoglout responsible
fozextera41 (eutsAe the organ#ation) propaganda
and press publicity including articles on military
matters.
Captain (Infantry) 77,4,nitrios Alevras!, responsible for
fimncial
natter, anera1 organiaation and liaison.
Captain (lnfantrj) rwie1Zacharakis member al! the
38crel .:31maan A1,-,1 to Papandreou chiring the
Cover/talent of Kat',.coal Unity. Rovonsible for the
c41.t:Rort., of nem. .1n.%.ters anavig f?kla Sacred Company,.
Captain (krtillery) lakolaos Aseimalzooculos of the
Rimini Brigade, reol:pcmsible for xze,-aitment of new
members amcm tho ia1iBrigade.
About six months folio-rings fay:- ecAtiablialoamt% ex47011 oesatiorLs the abo,
Admini strative Gouncr.:, wit th iidivti? 871r2 repLt.v.ed by others 12 ?
-aeeerctexxoe with the ooristittWimn of the orgariilation for the Ina! ntonance
security. This was aa,a0 dorrJto irkrs Rpm the meltberaltip that the or&i,J.xation
014 not raver inaividnel i5pportunisi6 but was an effort on the part of 302.
aer.entS of the Amy to estaailsh a trAy patrotic non-political ,Drganisi-
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3. Following the campaign for recruiting new members, considerable success
had been achieved. In spite of careful selective processes, the organ-
ization acquired several hundred members. Political sentiments of nes
membere were no taken into consideration excepting for sentiments deemed
anti-patriotic in a broad sense Each member may express his political
views but may not interpose these views in opposition to policy decisions
of the organization. For example, during the plebiscite Captain Tsichais
and Major Kraniae insisted that IDEA should declare itself in favor of the
monarcay in order to influence its membership in that direction. This nro-
posal was categorically rejected by the governing council whioh included
several very Royalist officers. . When Tsichlis and Kranias refused, they '
were expelled. They then set up a separate group known as "Ethniki
Exornisis" (National Campaign) which was soon abandoned when IDEA refused
to cooperate with it.
4. The mambership of IDEA is organized into groups called Bondc ("desmos")
The higher governing council, located in Athens, is called the Governiva
Bond and consist e of appreximateay 5 to 7 members and a small staff. Tae
next lower echelon is the Guard Bond found in every large headquarters unit.
Finally there are Bonds found in smaller army units which maintain direct
liaison with the Guard Bonds.
5. To date, there have been very few occasions on which the organization Las
diaplayed its strength. One of these occurred during the days when tho
Plastiras Goverment wee in crisis. At that time, Plastiras was disposed
to resort to force to ignore a political solution. Various military per-
sonalities tried to convince smaller unit officers that they should support
Plastiras. These officers were in large measure members of IDEA and they
refused to cooperate, following a policy decision of the organization.
6. The greatest reaction and opposition to the aims and objectives of IDEA comes
from the officer organization called Ran which, in contrast to 'IDEA, seeks
to locate all its officers in strategic central positions. The aims and
objectives of RAN are described as being completely opposite to IDEA, and
General Ventirie, having heard of IDEA, is doing everything possible tc
break it up. The extensive movement of officers of IDE& due to the operations
which are now takimg place has caused a certain dislocation in the orgenization?
and recruitment of naa membero has suffered. Other difficulties,resultina in
the recent disconUnuance of a weekay periodical, Greek Outlook, are financial.
Another drawback has been the relative lack of ieiTlarv'reirE some of the
governing mambo= have displayed and which has reduced the main objectives of
IDEA to considerations of purely military matters.
7. The most recent governing council was composed of the members named bel ova
some of whom are now away from Athens on field duty or were purposely sent
away from Athens because their presence was deemed inimical to RAN,:
(a) Colonel aolon Ghikas. This officer participated in the
governing council as chief of the Executive Committee
and has. extensive powers in this capacity. He is now
serving as Greek Military Attache in Washington. (it
is not made clear whether this was done in order to
remove (hikas from Athens or not, although the post of
Greek Palitary Attache in Washington is considered quite
a plum)
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(b) Lt. Col. Papathanassiades. This officer was chief of
the operations office of the First Army Corps and
now holds the .same position in the Army of northern
Greece under the command of General Giatzis. ?
Lt. Col.. Tzanetis. Formerly of the Greek Genamil.
Staff and planner ofhe special mountain units Which
have been created- for the present Greek Army operations,
he is now a Divisional Chief of Staff.
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Major Karagiannis. On duty at the Greek Officers School,
he is the only member of the governing council who
is Still in Athens.
Major Alevras. Formerly Chief of the CrYptographic Service
of the Greek General Staff, he we recently killed in
operations,
8. An, attempt was made recently to heir meet fl
the matter in the hands -of Major Karabotsos,
States for treatment of war wounds, and Colc,.
yet been noted in connection with this effoT:
9. 064 June 1947, the clovernine Bond of IDEA
covering the duties of the Amy Corps Bond.
these instructions.
1. The Army' Corps Bond will be organize
Secretariat
Personnel
Liaison
Information and Enlightment
Finance
ancial requirements by
who is presently in the United
al Ghikas. No results have aS
sued a list of instructions
Following is a translation of
into five sections:
2. The Secretariat will coordinate the I Torts of the other
sections. It will call meetings of .e4.s. Army Corps Bond and
will conduct discussions on previouenr specified agenda,
3. The Personnel Section will:
a. Compile a list of IDEA members eresently serving
in the Army Corps (presumably:ie First Corps ?
located in Athens).
Designate a member to be respoelible for each of
the British of the Athens Guary
Supervise the activities, Of the responsibles.
Recruit worthy members for IDEA.
Organize a Governing Bond in each of the major
units in Athens and a smaller Governing Bond in
the smaller units in Athens.
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f. Appoint altresponsiblenfor these units.
g. Ensure that no written records are kept other than
a list of members to be held at the headquarters
of the Army Corps Bond.
he Handle transfer of members to other Bonds.
The Liaison Section is the most important section of IDEA, maintaining
constant contact between the various units. The Liaison Section will
also perform the following functions:
a. Protection of security.
b. Designation of places of contact and meeting places.
c. Every member must he utilized to take advantage of move-
merits of members who travel on official business.
Information and Enlightenment. Thettresponsibletiof every unit must
prepare a periodic bulletin covering information of interest to
IDEA. Matters of interest to IDEA are the following:
The actions of responsible political and military per-
sonalities, the actions of IDEA members and of all other
army officers, regular military matters, the actions and
movements of elements hostile to IDEA, the actions of
foreign enemy and allied military, economic, political
or diplomatic personalities, public opinion, opinions of
the membership, etc. General information will not be of
an urgent nature. In the event that it is, it will be
transmitted promptly by first availeble means. Each
member rust become accustomed to being an informant.
Propaganda will be of two kinds: 1. Internal, for dissemination, w5%iin
the organization, and 2. External, for non-members. General lines ill
be laid down by the Governing Bond which will be the only section to
issue written material. The material not classified as secret may
disseminated more broadly, but only orally. When written material
served its purpose it will be burned.
Members will look after the dissemination of each written bulletin 'oe its
oral dissemination to all members of the organization. Members wil3 eee
initiative in spreading propaganda wherever they deem proper but will not
depart from the general policy. Written bulletins will be burned bue
memoranda will be kept of their destruction. Notes will be kept ane eeports
made on attitudes expressed by army colleagues. Close contact will 12S main-
tained between the respensibles of the various units.
6. Finance. For reasons of simplicity the coupon system (Note: same as
used by KKE)? or special contributions or some similar simple method
of collection will be employed for the present. Money can be solicited
from units 50 long as security is not violated. All monies con -ted ,
will be concentrated in the Army Corps Bond which will maintain counts
and which will also have compl6te initiative in the handling of he
monies. Nonies not of immediate necessity to the Army Corp Bone ill
be forwarded to the Governing Bond. Between two members of the ean-
ization who are in like economic circumstances, the one who believes
most Le the organization will cont4bute the most.
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7. All knowledge of IDEA must be denied under interrogation.
10. The following notes have been extracted from certain bulletins published by IDEA
a. So long as the goverment of the country is chosen
by popular will, IDEA will attempt to strenthen the
National Army and follow current happenings closely
in order to help the country combat the dangers con-
fronting it.
b. IDEA will attempt to protect the army from opportunists
and opportunistic organizations with political aims.
IDEA will vigorously oppose Greece's present enemy
Communism and it will take action against those who
profiteer and icnore the misery-which is leading the
Greek people into the trap set by Greece's enemy.
c. Our foreign friends, under the leadership of President
Truman, have given us courage and have proved to us
that we are not alone. We will assist them with in-
formation and we will make sincere and impartial rec-
ommendations.
d. We will point out to the political leadership of the -Nation
the errors and omissions whieh delay the destruction of-
Greece's interne.' enemy.
This document contains information
affecting the national defense of the
Dbited States within the meaning of
the Espionage Act, 5101, U.S.C. 31 and
32 as amended. Its transmission or
the revelation or its contents in any
manner to an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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