Athens, Aug. 5.
The dissolution of the Greek Parliament and establishment of a temporary dictatorship by General Metaxas, the Prime Minister, was announced in a decree isssuied here early to-day proclaiming martial law throughout the country.
General Metaxas declared in the decree that he had ordered the dissolution of Parliament "owing to its manifest inability to -govern effec tively, the systematic opposition to the Government and the danger of Communist propaganda, which might ead to a social and national catas-
This action by the Prime Minister followed the declaration of a general Three Continents in
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