REGIME ATTITUDE TOWARD FOREIGN POWERS

Created: 12/15/1967

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THAT kinoounter-fcOUP ATTEMPT HAD THE "STRONG" support Or:.THE; british and THE quiet acquiescence OTamericans.": both stated THAT now that THE regime0 fIflt* control of! THE; military and THE king has departed, greece should not BE forced to depend ON her allies1 AS in THE PASTl ih FACT,

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greece should follow ANOL icy, particularly Iff view

of thereatment of the junta-bythe allies sinceprr.

WHICH VOULD develop If. maty

TAKE GREECE OUT OF NfcTO

VAYS LIKE DE GAULU'S FOREIGN PoLlCY (ALTHOUGH IT WOULD HOT BE

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ALIGNEDj WlTjH itlWOULD INCLUDE an; INCREASE IP ECONOMIC

RELATIONS WITH 1the EASTERN EUROPEaq COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, UlfX

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which GREECE has TRADED-OS FAVORABLE TERMS IB THE PAST. IC

HsTATEDCtPRIL THE JUUT.*

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SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT GREECE HAS BEEN ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM THE ALLIES; CONSEQUENTLY GREECEROTE ALLIES.; "IF THE ALL IES NEED US FINE*# .TMEY00

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2. DURING THE IN ITHASE OF THE KING'S COUNTKR-coup

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the prime minister colonel georgios papadopoulos

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COMMENTED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS THAT THE AMERICANS PROBABLY WERE SUPPORTING THE| COUNTER-toUP.

THESE STATEMENTS WERE MADE

PHILLIPS TALBOT ABOUT NOON ON ECEMBER.>

0 HOURS ON ECEMBER PAPADOPOULOS STATED

THE KING'S COUNTER-COUP "WAS SET

BY THE CIA IN ATHENS".

S MADE AFTER THE MEETING BETWEEN APADOPOULOS AND THE AMBASSADOR.) DURING THE PERIOD OFO ECEMBER. PAPADOPOULOSECAME CONVINCED THAT

THE AMERICANS WERE NOT ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE COUNTER-COUP: HOWEVER, PAPADOPOULOS CONTINUED TO BELIEVE THAT THE AMERICANS

BEEN AT LEAST FOREWARNED AND DURING THE EARLY, MORNING HOURS OF IA Djl

BECOME ABSOLUTELY CLEAROULD NOT MUSTER ANY SUPPORT FOR HIS MOVEMENT IN THE MILITARY, PAPADOPOULOS EXPRESSED CONCERN AS TO THE FUTURE RECOGNITION OF THE GREEK GOVERNMENT BY FOREIGN POWERS. SPECIFICALLY, PAPADOPOULOS EXPRESSED FEAR THAT THE ALLIES, AND PARTICULARLY THE UNITEDMIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THE JUNTA AS THE LEGAL GOVERNMENT OF GREECE. AS THE DAY OF ECEMBER PROGRESSED, VARIOUS JUNTA OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY

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extremists, began advising papadopoulos that he must not

to the allies in order to gainointing

out to papadopoulos that the allies, and particularly the united

states, need greece now if natoe maintained and if

greek neutralism is to be prevented, although international

acceptance is desirable, IT is not necessary for the regime's

internal survival. furthermore, greece could find "countries

which would accept her". papadopoulos has resisted efforts by

the extremists toard stand toward the king and the

americans through the greek press. papadopoulos stated that ohe of

THE excfs?fs of thepril regime was its over-react ion to many

problems, and he did NOT WANT the junta to make the same mistake

now. papadopoulos expressed the belief that the united states

would recognize the junta as the legal government of greece

simply because it was realistic to do so.i he expressed confidence

that the united states does not want to abandon its heavy

investment] ik greece and to endanger the nato alliance

despite THis expressed confidence, papadopoulos

is definitely worried about foreign, and especially unitfd states,

recognition.)

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