Greece: The Ultimate Symbol

Ever since they seized power 18 months ago, Greece's ruling colonels have waged a remarkably successful campaign to secure international acceptance of their stern rightist regime.

Though their coup was bitterly denounced in practically every capital in the world, the colonels have managed to win grudging diplomatic recognition from the major powers as the effective, if unloved masters of Greece. Last week Colonel-turned-Premier George Papadopoulos finally gained the concession that he and his fellow junta colleagues regarded as the ultimate symbol of acceptance. It was the resumption by the U.S. of heavy-arms...

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