Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
Tsa|dariis Asked
To Form New
Greek Cabinet
Dispute on Measures
Against GuerriI|os
TOPPLES Muximos
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. %
King Paul tonight instructed
Constantin Tsaldaris to form a
new Greek cabinet a few hours
after an internal dispute brought
about the collapse of the govern
ment Royalist Premier Demetrios
Maximos.
Mr.. Tsaldaris is a former premier
and like Mr.. MaximoS is a member
Of the Royalist Populist Party-the
strongest political organization in
parliament. He has just returned
from representing Greece at the
United Nations in New York.
On leaving the palace Mr. Tsal-
daris told newsmen he had been
given carte blanche by the King in
forming the new government. He,
declared he would endeavor to in
clude all political parties-including
the liberals and those whose with
drawal today caused the crisis
in the cabinet. Mr. Tsaldaris added
that he expected to announce his
list OF ministers Monday.
Fall Comes Unexpectedly.
Mr. Maximos' cabinet fell unex-
pectedly after its members disagreed
over the effectiveness of rightist
measures against Communicated
guerrilas. King Paul promptly told
political leaders that Greece's cur
rent peril precluded her being with
out government for even a few
hours"
AS soon as possible after the new
government is formed Parliament
will be convened and new elections
will be held, Mr. Tsaldaris said The
word party will be deleted in the
functioning of his cabinet, the pre-
nier-designate added
Mr.. Tsaldayis did not say whether
he would name Napoleon Zervas as
a minister The fall of the Maximos
cabinet was provoked in part by
demand that Mr.. Zervas be removed
from the key ministry of public
order
Although it was understood that
Mr.. Tsaldaris probably would ask
Mr.. Zervas to stay. there was some
speculation that he might be Of
fered another portfolio.
Second Call for TsIadaris.
This marks the second time that
Mr.. Tsaldaris has been called to
head the government. He was vice
premier and foreign minister in Mr..
MaXimos' cabinet.
Tho IToitaI loc
the Greek government with
$300,000,000 to aid in economic re-
coVery and restore order. State
Department officials said privately
that they regarded the fall of
the government as an opportunity
for Greece to organize a more
representative cabinet. officials
emphasized that the United States
would take no direct hand in for
nation of the new government
Mr.. Maximos turned in the resig-
nation of his entire cabinet when
three former premiers, Sophicles
Venizelos, George Papandreou and
Panayotis Kanellopoulos, all repre-
Senting center or moderate parties,
announced they we're quitting.
The three former premiers de-
manded that portfolios be shifted
in cabinet reorganization giving
them the security ministries because
they said the right-wing ministers
in those posts had failed" to get
results in putting down Greek
guerrillaS.
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They demanded that Mr. Zervas
be removed from the Ministry of
Public Order and replaced by Mr..
Kanellopoulos, and that George
Stratos be removed from the War
Ministry and replaced by Mr..
Papandreou
Mr.. Tsaldaris told reporters he
had objected to any such change,
and had insisted instead on more
drastic measures against the guer-
rilla rebels.
He said he had urged the COM
plete banning of Communist propa-
ganda outlets in Greece, including
the two Communist newspapers, and
the publication of broadcasts from
the radio operated by Gen. Markos
Vifiades. the guerrilla chieftain.
Mr.. Maximos said the three former
premiers had handed him a joint
written statement saying:
Following careful examination
of the situation we came to the
conclusion that with a view to pro-
motion of the national struggle it is
imperative to have the government
See GREECE, Page A-6D