English Translation

The Greek king, the government and the Greek people have decided to fight for their honor and their lives. An example of the fact that the world is not so easy to beat in shackles, England had at all events refrained from pulling Greece into entanglements by any measures that could have drawn the enmity of the criminal dictators to it, and Greece itself has adhered so strictly to neutrality that we were not aware of any of its dispositions. We are facing a huge army, separated only by the waters of the Aermel Canal. We face a strong and numerically superior army on the border of the Libyan desert. I must approach this difficult task in full awareness of the tremendous responsibility that rests on us both in the homeland and in Egypt, and without forgetting the grave danger of which we are constantly threatened Under these circumstances, there is only one thing we can do - to do our best. We have already created a naval and air base in Crete, which will enable us to expand the activity and reach of our fleet and air operations. We have begun to carry out attacks on military objects in Italian cities and on bases in southern Italy and will continue them to an ever greater extent. I would also like to add that other forces are also on the road with the desire and will to help Greece to the extreme of our ability to perform. If I were to judge our activity too high, I could perhaps arouse false hopes. However, if I estimate them too low, it might lead to depression and concern, and if I told what we were going to do, I would tell what our enemies would like to know. We will do our best, that's all I can say. For this decision and this declaration, which wants to be understood because of its generosity, I call for the confidence and approval of the nue sess News section: A news agency reports that yesterday an Italian submarine, followed by British destroyers, fled to the ports of Tangier. Another submarine has already sought shelter there on Sunday. Last night, the British Air Force carried out attacks against Ostend, Boulogne, Le Havre and an airfield in northern France. Neithamtlich has already been reported that the canal ports were bombed again this evening. From Cairo: two Italian machines shot down, a transporter attacked in Libya. Enlightenment activity in Greek waters. During today's attacks on England 7 German and 6 British machines were destroyed. The Yugoslav city of Monastire was today by ital. It was probably confused with Phlorina. It is said that the Yugoslav cabinet, following the -5 -