Item WOODHOUSE 1/10 - Correspondence, Jul 1943, between Middle East Command and the British Military Mission to Greece

Correspondence between Middle East Command and British Military Mission to Greece, including: updates on political situation in Greece; updates on Operation ANIMALS (activities to divert attention from the Allied invasion of Sicily); terms for 'National Bands Agreement' proposed by ELAS (National People's Liberation Army); negotiations on representation in the Joint Andartes General Headquarters; signing of final 'National Bands Agreement' between Greek partisans (andartes) and Middle East Command, 6-10 Jul 1943; summary of Andartes Joint General Headquarters meeting, 27 Jul; summary of Greek King George II's broadcast, 4 Jul 1943; report on structure and leadership of ELAS; summary of first conference of Macedonia EAM (National Liberation Front) with ELAS at Tsotylion, 1 Jul 1943; announcement of invasion of Sicily, 9 Jul; report on pro-EAM mutinies in Greek Army in Syria, 13 Jul; planning for Operation NOAH'S ARK; summary of speeches made in Thessaly ELAS conference, 7 Jul; description of Gen Napoleon Zervas, EDES (Greek Democratic National League) leader and his policies, 23 Jul; communications on food supplies for Greek partisans (andartes); German reprisals; concerns over possible post-war use of arms supplied to Greece; low morale of Italian occupying forces and sending representatives from Greek partisan (andartes) groups to Cairo with Brig Edmund Charles Wolf Myers. 86 items.