ALLEGED VIOLATIONS IN MINISTRY OF RECONSTRUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009600070003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Puiagiotis Balominos, a disabled veteran who had served as a Major in the
Infantry, holds,a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic Insti-
tute; during the past five years, he has worked at the ?Ministry of Recon-
struction, Sunx)ly Section, Technical Audit Office of Foreign Supplies,
Lumber Branch.
2.- In various audits conducted recently by Palominos, he claims that he found
violations of specifications on the part of entrepreneurs, causing the
Greek Government to lose approximately 200 billion drachmae. This fact
.vas .reported to his superiors, who ignored the report, Meanwhile, Balominos
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SUBJECT Alleged violations in
Ministry of Reconstruction
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states that the entrepreneurs in question approached him and offered him
tribes if he would change his report concerning the violations.
Shortly thereafter, Balominos was dismissed from the Ministry on the pre-
text that the staff was being cut down for the sake of economy, t-ut
Balominos claims that-his dismissal was due to his refusal to change his
report
story of his dismissal.
Balorninos has stated that he is making every effort to m. ke an appointment
with Prime ?Minister Nicholas Pla'stiras, so that he can set forth the whole
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