1 20 1 https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/611b17070ef937f607baf3c04b6943dc.pdf 5ed1cc07bcc1475396901645b3c4b3a8 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur l’acces a /'information 2 FM NATOPARIS AUG31/61 CONFD TO EXTERNAL 2146 INFO CCOS DM/DND FM CCOS BAG ATHENS FM LDN REF OURTEL 2095 AUG23 -4._ 5 6 _ ... _7: — 8-_S. omwcur. IC SEP 1 1981 EXERCISE CHECKMATE II GREEK REP TOLD COUNCIL TODAY THAT ON AUG30 SOVIET CHARGE IN ATHENS HAD CALLED ON THE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO SPEAK ABOUT EXERCISE CHECKMATE IIoHE REFERRED TO PRESS REPORTS IN ATHENS ABOUT THE PREPA RATIONS FOR THE EXERCISE AND SAID THAT THE PARTICIPATION OF GREECE IN THE DANGEROUS AGGRESSIVE PLANS OF NATO IN THE BALKANS COULD NOT RPT NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE IN THAT AREA.HE DEMANDED AN EXPLANA- TION OF HOW THIS PARTICIPATION COULD BE RECONCILED WITH REPEATED GREEK DECLARATIONS OF PEACEFUL INTENTIONS TOWARDS HER COMMUNIST NEI- GHBOURS AND STATED THAT RUSSIA WOULD NOT RPT NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES WHICH MIGHT RESULT FROM SUCH HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS NEAR THE BORDER WITH BULGARIA*HE CONCLUDED WITH REQUEST THAT GREEKS WOULD NOT RPT NOT PERMIT THIS EXERCISE TO TAKE PLACE ON THEIR SOIL. 2. THE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER REPLIED THAT HE WAS NOT RPT NOT FUVLY BRIEFED ON THE EXERCISE,HE UNDERLINED THE DEFENSIVE NATURE OF NATO AND RESERVED THE RIGHT TO REPLY AT A LATER DATE IF GREEK GOVT THOUGHT IT NECESSARY*0 001162 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDEX (NATO Exercises) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDEX00764 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25, 50115-G-40, "North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Military, naval and air exercises," Part 4, Library and Archives Canada. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Exercises Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en