The death of Venizelos, Demerdjis and George Condylis left Gen, Metaxas standing alone as the nation's strong man. He was the sole man to whom the King could turn in his Search for a "strong right arm for the Crown, King George made the first of a series of moves to restore civil order and strengthen the position of the throne by dismissing Generals. Apagos and Platis.
He appointed Gen, Metaxas chief of the nation's armed forees and also hamed him vice-President of Demerd~ 4is' cabinet, King George made his popular general Minister of Foreign Affair Without hesitation when Demerdjis died, Ag Foreign Minister he won praise of hig countrymen for his action at the Balkan Conference at Belgrade uring the spring of 1996—United Press,
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