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E. O. 11652. Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973
The Political Crisis
Bz NLT- H , NARS Date 6-30-75
The Greek political crisis arose during the latter part
of August and carried over into early September wh en a new
cabinet was formed. During the week of August 18 the minority
party leaders, Messrs. Venizelos, Papandreau, and Kanellopoulos,
informed Prime Minister Maximos that, unless there were changes
in the Ministry of War (Mr. Stratos) and the Ministry of Public
Order (Mr. Zervas), they would retire from the cabinet. They
suggested that Mr. Papandreau be Minister of War and Mr. Kanel-
lopoulos be made Minister of Public Order. When these sugges-
tions were refused by the Populist members of the cabinet on
September 23, these three ministers announced their resignations.
The Prime Minister went to the King and resigned the same day.
The King, in accordance with the constitution, requested
Mr. Tsaldaris, as leader of the largest (Populist) party, to
form a cabinet. He made certain efforts to bring Mr. Sophoulis
and the Liberal Party into the cabinet. When the King's offer
was declined, Mr. Stephanopoulos, leader of the left-wing of
the Populist Party, informed the Chief of Mission on the mom-
ing of August 25 that Mr. Tsaldaris was attempting to form an
extreme rightist cabinet. Such a rightist cabinet would have
had the support of the following parties and leaders:
Party
Leader
Number of Deputies
Populist Party
C. Tsaldaris
141
National Liberal
St. Gonatas
32
National Party of Gr eece N. Zervas
25
TRUMAN
Total
198
Es S. ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE* RECORDS and AND
GO
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"ocrText": "TOP SECRET\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652. Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973\nThe Political Crisis\nBz NLT- H , NARS Date 6-30-75\nThe Greek political crisis arose during the latter part\nof August and carried over into early September wh en a new\ncabinet was formed. During the week of August 18 the minority\nparty leaders, Messrs. Venizelos, Papandreau, and Kanellopoulos,\ninformed Prime Minister Maximos that, unless there were changes\nin the Ministry of War (Mr. Stratos) and the Ministry of Public\nOrder (Mr. Zervas), they would retire from the cabinet. They\nsuggested that Mr. Papandreau be Minister of War and Mr. Kanel-\nlopoulos be made Minister of Public Order. When these sugges-\ntions were refused by the Populist members of the cabinet on\nSeptember 23, these three ministers announced their resignations.\nThe Prime Minister went to the King and resigned the same day.\nThe King, in accordance with the constitution, requested\nMr. Tsaldaris, as leader of the largest (Populist) party, to\nform a cabinet. He made certain efforts to bring Mr. Sophoulis\nand the Liberal Party into the cabinet. When the King's offer\nwas declined, Mr. Stephanopoulos, leader of the left-wing of\nthe Populist Party, informed the Chief of Mission on the mom-\ning of August 25 that Mr. Tsaldaris was attempting to form an\nextreme rightist cabinet. Such a rightist cabinet would have\nhad the support of the following parties and leaders:\nParty\nLeader\nNumber of Deputies\nPopulist Party\nC. Tsaldaris\n141\nNational Liberal\nSt. Gonatas\n32\nNational Party of Gr eece N. Zervas\n25\nTRUMAN\nTotal\n198\nEs S. ARCHIVES \"NATIONAL SERVICE* RECORDS and AND\nGO\nTOP SEGRET"
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