Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
GreeceProhibits
Rallies
On Eve Of Vote
Dead in Two Days Of
Fighting Rises to q;
Troops Bottle Reds
By the Associated Press

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meetings were banned through
out Greece today on the eve of
a plebiscite expected to return
King George II to his throne
after five years of exile.
Reports of sporadic fighting in
volying Communist bands" brought
to % the number of persons killed
in two days. Attackers set afire the
police station at Platycambo, Thess-
ally. One soldier. one policeman and
a civilian were killed.
Troops rushed to the spot and
clashed with the alleged Commu-
nists. A major and two soldiers
were hit by bullets while five other
soldiers were wounded when their
truck was blown up by land mine.
Near Kalamauta another band
was reported to have killed four
civilians.
Royalists See Victory.
Royalist leaders predicted victory
by a large majority. Their Com
munist opponents, on the other
hand, have accused Britain and the
United States of meddling in Greek
affairs, and the Moscow press has
charged that the plebiscite was
fraudulently rugged.
British and American observers
prepared to fan out across this
country to watch the voting. Am
bassador Leland Morris said the
United States mission to Greece
would be supplemented by Is Amer
lean officers from Germany and
Italy.
Russia rejected an invitation to
send observers here for the referen-
dunn.
British troops stationed in Greece
will be confined to their barracks
from $50 pm. today until am.
Monday.
Police Take Off Arms.
Police and members of the Greek
gendarmerie will not be permitted
to carry arms on election day and
the sale of intoxicants has been pro-
hibited during the referendum.
Observers said charges against
Greece by Russia and her satellites
had given impetus to the Royalists
campaign.
Col. Tsatalos, commander Of the
Greek gendarmerie. said a degree
of order had been established in
Macedonia following recent guer-
rilla civil strife. He asserted that
foreign officers" had participated
IN the Macedonia fighting and that
foreign insignia had been found on
Che uniforms Of some captured men,
beers OF bands responsible for the
outbreaks. He did not identify the
nationality or nationalities of the
officers involved.
The government declared yester-
day that 81 persons had been killed
In new raids by Communist bands
Earlier, Ministry of Public Order
bulletin said Communists were re-
sponsible for 18 deaths and for the
kidnapping of 80 persons in Mace
donna, Thessaly and the Pelopon.
ncSus.
No Announcement of Votes.
Acting Premier&stylianos Coma
tas, who announced the ban on po-
litical meetings, said loudspeaker
broadcasts of plebiscite returns
would not be permitted.
Soviet Ambassador Admiral Kon-
stantine K. Rodionov informed the
Greek government Thursday that
he had been summoned to return
to Moscow "in execution of mis-
sion," and that a charge d'affairs
had been appointed to act in his
absence. Rodionov left by plane
for Moscow early this morning.
Earlier Yugoslav Ambassador Isa-
dor Cankar had been summoned
home by his government.
Top-ranking Russian diplomats
leveled new accusations against
Greece at meetings yesterday of
the Paris Peace Conference and the
United Nations Security Council.
Soviet Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov, speaking at the conference,
said Greece was paving the way for
the return Of her exiled King with a
reign of terrorism" He also &C
cused the United States and Britain
of interference" in the plebiscite