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#680, Nineteenth, from London
Gentleman look back to the debates of last December and he
will be able to judge whether his information was correct or
not. The Greek Socialist Party is directed by a Political Bureau
of eight members.
Mr. Gallagher: It is a fake. There is no Socialist Party in
Europe.
Mr. Eden: I know the Honorable Member does not like Socialist
parties anyway.
Mr. Gallagher: I put this to the Secretary of State: that
this demonstrates it to be a fake - there never has been a Socialist
party in Europe which had a political bureau.
Mr. Eden: Perhaps the Honorable Gentleman will let me describe
who these people are.
Mr. Gallagher: It is a fake.
Mr. Eden: -and then the people who know the Socialist Party
better than me can speak about it. This party is directed by
a political bureau of eight members all but one of whom are now
in Athens - I know where the one who is not in Athens is but
I do not pro-pose to say- and by a central committee of twenty
all but two of whom are also in Athens. Now it so happens that
representation of this party at the moment is especially full
because the pound are also in Athens four dele-gates from northern
GREECE (*) Were all members of the Central Committee. I will
give their names so that they can be