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Account by [Brig Edmund Myers], 'Greece: sidelights of activities in the mountains during the war', telling four short stories about the experiences of the British soldiers in the Greek mountains with the Greek resistance (andartes). 1 item

Typescript account by Sgt Len Wilmot, wireless operator for Operation HARLING, of his experiences in Greece with an emphasis on communications, Oct 1942-Mar 1944, with notes to wireless operators. 2 items

Historia magazine reprint of report on the destruction of the Gorgopotamos Viaduct, originally printed in Deuxième Guerre Mondiale: La Guerre des Espions, 'Le viaduc de Gorgopotamos', in French. 1 item

Typescript account by Maj Christopher Montague Woodhouse on the role of the British in the destruction of the Gorgopotamos Viaduct, 24 Nov 1942. 1 item

An IOU issued by EAM for food and other services rendered. 1 item

Press cutting by Maj Christopher Montague Woodhouse, 'Post-mortem on a bridge' in the Manchester Guardian, on the fates of the Greeks who contributed to the destruction of the Gorgopotamos Viaduct. 1 item

Press cutting from The Times, 'Improved communications in Greece' with photograph of the Gorgopotamos Viaduct. 1 item

Contracts, releasing British forces from responsibility for their lives, signed by members of the Greek partisan (andarte) delegation to Cairo to meet with the Greek Government in Cairo, demanding that the King should not be returned to Greece before a plebiscite is held. 7 items

Correspondence on Brig Edmund Myers' failed attempts to return to Greece, due to the Foreign Office belief that he had become too involved in the political situation in Greece, including on accusations made against him and his eventual return to England, correspondents include Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selbourne, Minister of Economic Warfare and Col Christopher Montague Woodhouse, 7 Jul 1944. 1 file

Papers and photographs relating to Gen Napoleon Zervas' funeral, including: photographs of the funeral procession and funeral; letter to Brig Edmund Myers from Zervas' widow with translation; letter to Myers on Zervas' funeral from eye witness; correspondence on the purchase of a wreath on behalf of the Allied Military Mission; press cutting from Athens News, 14 Dec 1957; press cutting from Le Messager d'Athenes and press cuttings from Greek newspapers. 16 items

Typescript article, 'The Crisis in Greece: a review of its causes', on the early stages of the Greek Civil War, (missing pages 1-6, for complete version see Woodhouse 5/2). 1 item

Bound draft copy of Greek Entanglement, by Brig Edmund Myers, annotated with corrections. 1 item

Duplicates and negatives of 3/1 and 3/2. 20 items.

Instructions on the role of the Special Raiding Force distributed to Brig Edmund Myers, Lt Col Clements, Lt Col Byng, Lt Col Davidson, Lt Col Budge, Maj Dolbey, Maj Leake, Lt Col Nicholson, Brig [Cleveland Mervyn] Keble, Lt Col Wilkinson and Maj Bird. 1 item

Instructions, possibly for Brig Edmund Myers, on British policy relating to the political situation in Greece and on the position he should adopt on his return to Greece. 1 item

Interrogation report of John Peltekis, founder of a small partisan group (andartes) known as the Peltekis group. 1 item

Personal letters from Brig Edmund Myers to Col Christopher Montague Woodhouse on the meeting the Greek partisan (andarte) delegation and the Greek Government in Cairo on the return or non-return of the Greek King George II, 22 Aug 1943 and 3 Sep 1943. 2 items

Part of map of central Greece and Peloponnese marked 'Athens', annotated with numbers. 1 item

Map of central Greece cut from a larger map annotated with events of Operation HARLING. 1 item

Printed map of central Greece marked with events of Operation HARLING, used in Greek Entanglement, by Brig Edmund Myers. 1 item