Evening star., 1947-12-25
Soviet Satellites
WiII'Guarantee
Reds in Greece
Communist Poper
Sees Action to Bulk
U. 5. Intervention
ey the Assoela,sd Pys,,

. PARIS, Dec. 25.-The French
Communist organ LHumanite
indicated today that the Soviet
satellite nations would recog-
nize the new Greek Communist
government" headed by Gen.
Markos Vifiades and would
guarantee" its independence
against "Anglo-A inter-
vention."
Gen. VifiadeS. Greek guerilla
chieftain, proclaimed formation Of
the new government" yesterday in
broadcast which Greek authorities
IN Salonika said apparently ema-
mated from radio station some-
where beyond Greece's borders
perhaps Yugoslavia.
The Vifiades broadcast called on
the members of Elias, military arm
OF the lett wing resistance front in
Greece, to take up arms in support
of the provisional democratic gov
ernment of free Greece"
Role of Guarantors.
L'Humanite, hailing the Vifiades
announcement, said in an article
today:
From this moment on, the DEM
ocratic nations will constitute them
selves guarantors that the independ-
ence and liberty of Greece shall be
respected"
The Communist organ indicated
that the Soviet bloc would consider
the Athens government in a state of
rebellion against the regularly
constituted" Communist authority
in Greece.
Britain and the United States, it
added, mo longer will be able to
continue their Intervention in favor
of the fascist rebels except by plac-
ing themselves openly in opposition
to the democratic countries, which
will recognize the government of
Free Greece"
Democratic" is the word which
the Communist states customarily
use to describe the Communist type
of government.
Argument for Open Aid.
In the face of the guarantees
which will be given the Vifiades
government" L'Humanite said
"the lnterventionists will be asSum-
ing heavy responsibility" if they
try to aid the Athens government.
L'Humanite's pronouncement was
in line with predictions made by
western observers following the
Vifiades broadcast.
These sources had generally fore
cast that the Soviet bloc states
would recognize the Vifiades regime
as a legally constituted government
and thereby gain an argument for
supplying open military aid to the
Leftist guerillas now battling Greek
government troops in Northern
Greece.
Greece long ago accused Yugo-
slavia, Bulgaria and Albania of aid
ing the guerrillas, and this charge
has been supported by a majority
of the United Nations Balkan Com
mission.
All three Soviet satellites have
boycotted a watchdog" commission
appointed by the United Nations to
help keep peace in the Balkans.
Called End of Legal Fiction"
Indicating the line to be taken
if the Greek question is reopened
at Lake Success, L'Humanite said
that during the recent debates
at the U. N. the favorite argument
of the Anglo-Americans was that
they had been called into Greece
by a legal government-the elec-
toral comedy which had brought
the Athens pseuoo-government to
power serving them as Justification"
THE creation in the liberated
territories of Greek government
conforming to the popular will de-
stroys this legal felton," the paper
went on.
THE democratic government Of
Gen. Markos will no doubt be recog-
nized by a certain number of coun-
tries. In these conditions, the
Anglo-Americans will not be able,
whether they want to or not, to
deny that it has the character Of