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Government. I gathered however that there was a general desire 
      to avoid merely getting the leaders of parties together but rather 
      to pick strong and real representatives of those parties the 
      leaders of which are very numerous and not always free from the 
      dangers of being discredited. The Archbishop struck me as being 
      a very remarkable man with his headgear towering up morally as 
      well as physically above the chaotic scene. I am sure he would 
      not have undertaken his responsibilities unless he had been free 
                  to exercise his own judgment.             
 
                                                            
 
 
He called upon General Plastiras who under his close guidance 
      formed a government of the character I have described --Liberal 
      Socialist Left Wing Democratic and Republican in fact as we are 
      assured with all the modern virtues but undoubtedly violently 
      against the Communists. People here talk of making a government 
      of all parties and of every one being persuaded to fall upon 
      each other's necks or at any rate to work together in a sensible 
      manner. I must admit that I had had some of these ideas when 
      I flew to Athens on Christmas Day but the House must not suppose 
      that in these foreign lands matters are settled as they would 
      be here in England. Even here it is hard enough to keep a coalition 
      together even between men who although divided by party have 
      a supreme