VARIOUS ATTITUDES EXPRESSED BY ALEXANDER SVOLOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700490004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 13, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following represent the pereonn1. asp' nl onn and attituLes of Alexander
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In reed to v:arloZm a?tuatiojs as they exist teeia..~'r,
.sue th?e cpinion of Alexander svoloo, .rae ra aotiox ary stand of the present
aovervnent presages great dangers for the future,. . The ppersecution, under
T none guises (exile, exclusion from civil servlae, eic..) of persona who
are not Cozi nsni a is and who cannot be accused of any subversive act what-
a, er,, 3a. well ht.rass a large part of the Greek population for a long, time
sad? comp, a.nd, the country Y still. remain divided even when the legal
~ ves:rn.,m ;nt ~^ Ins control over the situation
e present Government and its administration cue_~at to restore reel equality
.nsto_Ag citizens who are neither Comrteiraints nor responsible for illegal
?reycluti,on4r,y, activities., It would be eopecialiy desirable,, Svolas felt,
after the restoration of tranquillity in the country, to create an atmos-
phere which would imbue all citizens (whether belonging to the left `or
at wing) with a deep sentiment which would put an end to cots of
?6eeeng,e andangeri. property. family excd life a.a well.
kositicx:t7ia,,.R?` wmc!ta
: he recent f; communiques which have b een r d.e public regarding the fate
Greek Maceftni.a will have a fa irl effect upon the Party and its future
a n Greece, Just as dual ng, the period of 1924--j935, when adopted a
imilar position in favor of the "Catholic (sic - U.uiversal, or Integral.?)
;~depend.ence of Macedonia",,
TI-xis coa ni.nue was somewhat of a shock, ae no Greek balo.+xging to SW party
or of any ideolo can accept the mutilation of national territory,: The
tatement of KK2?, in red