Terror Regime in Greece

TEWS from Greece paints a horrifying picture of the terror that the Greek reactionary government is carrying out against the working class. In this new, all-out assault, no oppressive measure is being spared by the neo-fascists.

In the larger towns, police spies and KYP (Central Information Service) agents are everywhere. Midnight arrests in true Gestapo style have now become commonplace, often followed by torture and subsequent 'confessions' of subversive activities.

Fascist

Armed bands of the fascist 'Blue Column' parade openly up and down the countryside, terrorising villagers and shooting down political opponents of the government. When the gendarmerie arrives — invariably too late - it usually finishes the job by arresting the villagers for 'disturbing the peace'.

In the northern districts the TEA, an official para-military organization, carries out regular raids. They invariably discover yet another 'spy ring', and hundreds find themselves en route to overcrowded concentration camps.

In Crete, pressman E. Carellis has been stabbed in public by a well-known fascist thug, brother of an ERE MP, Kefaloyiannis. This ERE 'brave' has since 'disappeared'.

Early in February a leftist A. Dressler, Lecturer in par ment of Russian Leeds University.

R. Raneiz, Lecturer in tory of Science, Leeds sity.

Underhill, Lecturer, University.

William Parry, Lecturer, Birmingham University.

Tom Kemp. Lecturer in Economic History, Hull University.

Ken Coates Ken Bates Peter Price Chris Arthur John Hill R. H. Douglas K. Couns Nottingham Univer:

Richard Milner Rosemary A. Payne Reginald Parker Richard Atkinson Kevin Gould David Atkinson Michael Templemar • tary Ringsleben John Ho.mes K. Fitzpatrick Derek Gui.on Geoifrey Pilling Philip Tilling Leeds University M. I. Colowe M. J. Priddis Shirley Fossick D. E. Cohen Timothy Hilton Jennifer Cook P. Kennedy T. M. Jarvis B. Teper Birmingham John Archer, Committee, Association.

Stan Thorne, Secretary, Labour Party.

Jean Selby, Secretary, Labour Party.

Harry Selby, Govan LP.

Myra Morrison, Woodsid Party.

H. Sergeant, ' Rutherglen Councillor.

the DeStudies, the HisUniverGlasgow member General London eachers' lorough By G. Demetriades lawyer, Mr. N. Kirkis, was savagely attacked and beaten unconscious in broad daylight by the head of the gendarmerie in Aegina.

To prove that "justice' is impartial, a sergeant of the Komotipi gendarmes, P. purlias, appeared in court on February 12, accused of unlawfully arresting and torturing FDA supporters during the last elections. He was found guilty and... fined.

Disease

The situation in the concentration camps is beyond description. Serious diseases are widespread, with tuberculosis claiming the highest number of victims. Hundreds have already died from lung, heart, liver or kidney diseases.

Here is a report which was smuggled out last January from one of the camps, St. Efstratios.

George Kappos: Serious case of neuropathy; 4 nervous breakdowns; hospitalization recommended 8 times but he is still kept on the island.

C. Sapountzis: Suffers from stomach ulcers, liver and kidney diseases, chronic rheumatism and very serious neuropathy. Five hospitalization orders have not been carried out; each time he is being presented with the dilemma "either you stay or we lock you up in the nuthouse".

Michael Charalambides:

Ex-oid age pensioner, suffers from a serious case of TB;

on the "danger list"

Mary Sergeant.

K. Clark, Treasurer, Rutherglen CLP.

A. Proudfoot, Secretary Corstorphine Labour Party.

James K. Stocks, Labour Parliamentary candidate, West Edinburgh, 1959.

James Cook. Treasurer, Edinburgh City Labour Party.

Ronald J. Taylor, Pelton Labour Pariy.

A. Stocks, Corstorphine Party.

Robert Goven, Chairman.

mill Ward LP.

C. Ross, Handsworth Labour Party.

E. Sherratt, Burton on Labour Party.

J. Toogood, Burton Trent Communist Party.

Joe Lawrie, Ruchill Branch munist Pariy.

T. McKechnie, Ruchill Branch Communist Party.

W. Orr, Springburn Branch Communist Party.

C. Phillips, Harrow West Young Socialists.

George Garrett, fol mer member International WO: kers of the World.

T. Green.

J. Elder.

R. Compton.

F. Compton.

A.M. Carey.

Mansel Randles, Middlesex County Convenor an 1 member of Committee of 1 10.

R. Garnham, Chairr lan CND P. N. Thompson.

D. J. Harvey.

M. M. Archer.

P. Bangs.

N. La Bastide.

J. McNees.

P. Rosenberg.

G. Barnham.

A. Bux B. Robinson.

E. Adier.

N. Adler.

A. Taylor.

R. Halberstad M. Klineberg G. Bardoulis: Suffers from TB; according to the police doctor himself he should have been receiying firon lung"

treatment.

Peter Coroneos: Dangerous heart disease. He has had many attacks ip the past and according to heart specialists who saw him during a temporary transfer in Athens he should be under constant specialist observation, as a fresh attack could prove fatal.

He has nevertheless been returned to the island.' Starvation Apart from the illnesses and the acute shortages of medical supplies they are now faced with the ugly shadow of starvation. According to the law the government is not responsible for their food which the prisoners have to find for themselves. For this they are paid 7.50 drachmas (approx. 2s.) a day which enables them to place orders for small quantities of foodstuffs.

The sum, unaltered since the end of the war, can buy them a few ounces of rice, a little bread and a few olives. They are sometimes sent parcels through the International Red Cross but these often get "mislaid' by the guards.

Torture

The detained trade unionists and political enemies of the oligarchy are constantly subjected to savage and degrading humiliations and tortures by the guards who have been specially chosen for their brutality and savagery.

This campaign of slow death has reduced these victims of neo-fascism, most of whom are in the eighteenth year of their detention without trial, into walking skeletons, but has not conquered their militant fighting spirit.

Symbol

Each one of them has stubbornly refused to sign a declarat on of 'reform' and an undertaking of obedience to the lawful' authority of the ERE thugs, though a signature can automatically buy their freedom.

Their sacrifices and defiance has become a symbol of the coming struggles of the Greek working class, whose revival of militancy is already taking place slowly but with an ever-increasing pace, despite the ruthless bans, proscriptions and terrorism of the ruling class.