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[SIZE=3]Athens daily 31/07/21


1) Security breach

2) Greek delegation walks out on Italian Talks

3) Captain cleared

4) Australian ships visit Paraies




Security breach[/SIZE]

Within minuets of the Italian papers hitting the streets of Rome, alarm bells sounded as the ministry of internal security swung into action. Within an hour, twenty-eight staff belonging to the department of naval construction and the department of nautical research and development found themselves under interrogation. The highest-ranking officers amongst the group are Rear Admiral Stavros Panagopulos and Commodore Igorpopoles who are currently under house arrest. A spokesman for the ministry of internal security said that they will find the person or persons responsible for leaking the illustrations and technical data belonging to the Improved Salamis class battleship.

The arrest of Rear Admiral Panagopulos is disturbing and puzzling. As we went to press, rumours that the current situation is being used to settle scores has started to arise. The wide spread knowledge of the public spat between Rear Admiral Panagopulos and Admiral Talknotalotlopoles in relation to the future development of the Greek navy is familiar to all high ranking members of the military community.

There are also rumours that Rear Admiral Panagopulos may have been the anonymous informer who claimed in an article that appeared in our paper on the 23/7/, that the Greek navy’s building program was a shambles and completely lacking any cense of direction. To add more credibility to claims that the situation is being used to settle vendettas are stories of intense competition and mistrust between Rear Admiral Panagopulos and Admiral Talknotalotlopoles. It’s been said that this petty rivalry has been in existents since their days as cadets on the former training ship Vasilisa Olga.

The success that Rear Admiral Panagopulos had with the negotiations for the former Atlantean battleships is believed to have brought this rivalry to a head. The arrest of Talknotalotlopoles assistant, Commodore Igorpopolus has been put down as being nothing more then a cynical charade designed to show impartiality. I hope for our nations future that these petty rivalries are nothing more then just rumours. Or if true, are put aside and our security service avoids the temptation to play politics and just concentrates on discovering the true culprit behind the security breach.




[SIZE=3]Greek delegation walks out on Italian Talks[/SIZE]

Observers have reported that the Greek delegation on hearing Benito Mussolini’s inflammatory speech yesterday, walked out on talks being held at a secret location in Italy. It’s also been said that they will only return to the negotiating table if Mr Benito Mousseline publicly apologises for his recent outburst. One of the Greek negotiators was over heard making the observation that it’s a bit rich having a former goat herder describing Greeks as a nation of pig farmers.

Anti Italian protests have commenced in front of the Italian embassy today. Nationalist are demanding that the Greek government not allow itself to repeat the mistakes of the past such as those made by Alexander the Great or our Byzantine ancestors and pre-emptively deal with the western threat now and not allow the east to distract us from dealing with the clear and present danger that Italy presents to our nation.



[SIZE=3]Captain cleared[/SIZE]

The Captain of the SS Endelacus has been cleared of all chargers relating to the collision between his ship and the SS Doris Star on the 24/07/ Observers were surprised on how little time the maritime tribunal required to reach the unanimous agreement. The spokesman for the tribunal said that Captain Theophanies Indomitablelopolus had acted according to the rules set out in maritime law. The spokesman added that all responsibility for the collision falls on the shoulders of the Italian captain and his second in command who were highly intoxicated at the time of the accident

On the other hand the tribunal concluded that there is sufficient evidence to warrant a full investigation of the rescue attempt made by the SS Aspros Pyrgoss. At this point there is evidence that the ships Captain Mavros Phanatos may have acted in a callous and indifferent manor during the rescue of Italian survivors. Therefore we recommend that this issue be pursued in a law of court and if found guilty of intentionally failing to rescue Italian survivors, Captain Mavros Phanatos be charged with manslaughter.


[SIZE=3]Australian ships visit Paraies[/SIZE]

A Flotilla of Australian ships that arrived last night is currently docked in the military section of Paraies harbour. The local community of ship enthusiast are enthralled with this unusual visit and are excitedly looking forward to visiting the ships on open day. The visiting flotilla consists of the following units, the light cruisers Shellharbour, Belmont, Kiama Ulladulla and the five A class Destroyers Narooma, Tathra, Moruya, Forrest, and Terang. The flagship of the flotilla is the mighty Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMAS Australia.

The Australian ships are said to have acted as escorts for the delivery of the remaining 4-admiralty class destroyers that were purchased by our government late last year. The Australian ambassador during a phone interview revealed that the Australian ships are in Greece to also partake in joint exercises. Ambassador Ronald Kelly said that Admiral Talnotalotalopolus had invited Australia to partake in the exercises during the acceptance ceremony held for the first 4 admiralty class destroyers earlier this year.

While I was down at Paraies harbour I sour four unimpressed fisherman busily at work. While interviewing these men to find out what they thought of the Australian visit, I found my self completely surprised in their answer. One of the men said that he could not understand what the big fuss was about, considering that this was not the first time that they had visited a Greek port.

He clamed that small groups of Australian and some times English war ships have visited the Attica ship yards on several occasions, usually with one or two cargo ships in tow. A second Fisherman described how the ships would arrive late at night with all their lights switched off and disappear into the shipyard’s restricted military zone. One or two nights later they would leave in the same manner as they arrived. When I asked how was it possible for them to distinguish the ships if they had all their lights off, he said that on some occasions the ship’s visits coincided with a full moon.

While pointing in the general direction of HMAS Australia, one of them also added that admittedly this was the first time that any of them has seen such a big foreign ship. Personally readers I believe that their story is nothing more then a fisherman’s tale or that they may have witnessed some of our own ships partaking in convoy escort manoeuvres.