From: svilen@sofia.ks.uiuc.edu (Svilen Tzonev)
Subject: Re: GREEKS : THE TIME TO ORGANIZE YOUR PR IS NOW !
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 23:02:09 GMT

Milan Pavlovic writes
> In article <1992Sep24.165423.5261@sunbim.be> sk@sunbim.be () writes:
> >M. I. L. S.
> >
> >MACEDONIAN INFORMATION AND LIAISON SERVICE
> >
> >ESTABLISHED!
> >
> > - wide distribution of Macedonian "news" in a number of
> >fields through an international media network, including
> >electronic media.
> >
> > - liaison with the lobbying of important government
> >representatives, diplomats, organisations and
> >individuals, in relation to vital Macedonian issues and
> >interests.
> >
> > - providing a resource of information materials for
> >distribution to interested parties.
> 
>  This is an open letter to all of my Greek Orthodox brothers and sisters  
around
> the world.
> 
>   As you can see by the above text, the Skopjans have created a  
professional
> propaganda group which will disseminate Skopjan propaganda all over the  
world.
> Greeks ! Don't let this go unchallenged!
> 
>   Just look at what happened with us Serbs. We didn't get organized in  
time. We
> had no PR.  The Croats, on the other hand, have invested well over $17  
million
> in their propaganda. They sent a group of 200 young Canadian and U.S.  
born 
> Croatian media aides to Zagreb in the spring of 1991. This group was  
armed with
> fax machines and photocopiers, and they alone influenced the reporting  
of the 
> Western media regarding the happenings in Yugoslavia.
> 
>   As a result, Croatia got recognized and the entire Serbian nation has  
been
> villified.  We Serbs have only begun to get organized recently on the  
serious
> PR stuff, with the creation of SerbNet.  However, we have payed dearly  
for not
> getting organized sooner. It is very hard now to change our current  
image of 
> "war mongerers" in the Western media.
> 
>   My Greek friends! I don't want to see you get into the same trouble.  
Don't 
> let the Skopjans spread their propaganda all over the world. You too  
must
> set up information centers which will disseminate the truth about the 
> happenings regarding the Skopjan Republic. Don't let yourselves be  
pushed into
> the defensive corner, like Serbia has been pushed.
> 
>   You must spread your side of the story before it is too late.  You  
can't let
> the Skopjans and Tukrs get an upper hand on you.  Write to the major 
> newspapers; organize rallies; let the West know the truth about Hellenic
> Macedonia.
> 
>   The later you do this, the harder it will be for you.  If a  
politically
> correct view that "vicious Greeks are obstructing innocent Skopjans"  
gets
> entrenched, then it will be very hard for you to change this view. That  
is
> why you must prevent this from happening.  Set up media centers and  
start
> faxing away.
> 
> Regards,
> Milan 
>  
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BRAVO Mr. Pavlovic!

Maybe your next appeal will look like:

"Fellow orthodox greeks - it's high time to divide Macedonia!
       MACEDONIA =  HELLAS + SOUTH SERBIA" ?

very curious, Svilen