The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12

1GO11d1O WI. OCOOl6 III AG11C1As Churchills orders have been seen by only a few high-ranking U. s. officials, but those who have read them consider them marsh, almost brutal in tone. The Bri- tish Prime Minister ordered Gen. eral Scobie to "keep and dominate Athens" told him not to hesitate to open fire on any armed male in the Greek capital who aSsails the authority of the British"
 The orders were summarized by U. s. Ambassador to Italy Alex ander Kirk ill a cablegram on De- cember from Caserta, Italy, AL lied headquarters for all of the Near East. On that day, Stet- tinius issued his statement that the United States did not believe in meddling with European govern mentS.
 Kirk's message follows in full:
 General ScObie at Athens has been informed in message from Churchill that SAC (Su- preme Allied COmmand) has been ordered to leave all Bri- tish troops in Greece and to reinforce them as fully as pos sible. The PM (Prime Minis ter) states that he holds ScO- bic responsible for destroying or neutralizing all Eam-Elas groups (NatiOnal Liberation Front which opposes the King) who approach Athens, and auth Orize ScObie to intern any de- sired number of persons and to issue all regulations necessary for complete control of the streets.
 When the shooting begins, said Churchill, it can be expect ed that Elas will put women and children in the first line. ScObie is instructed to be clever about coping witht his and to avoid errors.
 ORDERED TO OPEN FIRE
 ScObie is also instructed that he should not hesitate to open fire on any armed male in the Greek capital who assaiIs the authority of the British or of the Greeks who are cOllabOrat- ing with the British. 1t would be a good thing, said Churchill, if ScObie'S forces could be augmented by the forces of the home Greek government. The Esrst tsrL 1a tn the message, is advising Papan- dreau (Greek Premier support ing the King) not to hesitate.
 "ScObie should not hesitate, say ChurchilPS orders, to act as if he were in a conquered city, confronted by local rebellion. With the forces under ScObie'S command, says Churchill, ScO- bic should be able to hand EIaS lesson that would make it
 improbable that others will behave in the same way.
 Churchill closes by saying that he will back up ScObie in whatever action ScObie takes along these lines, and that the British must keep and dominate Athens. It would be splendid thing if ScObie could accomplish this without shedding blood but he should not hesitate to do whatever he has to, Churchill declares.
 (signed) KIRK.
 Meanwhile, it has also leaked out that Prime Minister Churchill refused to accept coalition Cami- net headed by 85-year old The mistocles Sophoulis which would have contained representatives of all Greek political parties. This might have avoided civil war. Not only the Royalists, but Fam Elas and even the Communists were willing to serve under So- phoulis, but Churchill said no.
 British Ambassador Rex. Leeper informed the Greeks that Chur- chill had wired instructions that Papandreou must remain as Pre- mier.
 BRITISH INTERESTS
 IN GREECE
 When Winston Churchill was in financial difficulties in 1912, he was helped out from three sources the late Lord Moyne, recently asssaSsinated while in Cairo; Maj. General Sir Edward Louis Spears, now British Commander and high commissioner in Syria; and tn, Hambro family, owners of Ham, bros Bank in London.
 Hambro,s Bank has floate, loans to Greece. These loans fi- nanced the Athens water works, the Boeotian irrigation project, the Patras railway, and most of the Greek light and power companies. Through an English mission sit ting in Athens. interest on these