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against the Turkish government, while over
Ankara circle American planes of the latest models.
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If Turkey has reached a position which can be
considered on the brink of war, Greece is right in
the middle of one. She is a very unhappy country.
She suffered terribly during the Second World
War. The German methods of occupation here
were unusually brutal and after the German armies
were defeated, civil war broke out.
It has been said that the middle way is the only
one the Greeks do not know.
After a few days in Istambul, I returned to
Ankara, leaving on the thirteenth of April for Greece.
When I arrived in Piræus, I heard that martial law
had been proclaimed in Athens. A member of the
government, the Minister of Justice, Ladas, had
been murdered in the street, and it was feared that
the attack on Ladas was only the overture to a
series of attempts by the Communists to do away
with the entire government. There was
apprehension in Athens. Strong police forces were stationed
along the streets through which the funeral
procession was to pass, about an hour after our arrival.
The presence of American military personnel was
also very noticeable and reminded one that the
chief of the American Military Mission, General
Van Fleet, was now the most powerful man in
Greece. Otherwise, everything looked calm on the
surface. It was a holiday. The Greeks were
celebrating their Easter, and large crowds of Atheni-
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