Second Pangalos Coup

Six months ago two doughty Greeks took over the Government of the Hellenic Republic by a military-naval coup (TiME, July 6). They were General Pangalos and Admiral Hajikiriakos. They ousted the Cabinet of Premier Michalakopoulos; and General Pangalos be ame Premier and Minister of War, with Admiral Hajikiriakos as his Minister of Marine.

Last week these two ruthless autocrats terminated the farce that Greece is a republic. They tendered a gala banquet to military and naval men at Athens. Amid the popping of champagne corks, Premier Pangalos arose and proclaimed himself the head of an absolute dictatorship over Greece: "Henceforth, with the help of the Army and Navy, I will govern as dictator. Greece in a few months will have a fleet dominating the eastern basin of the Mediterranean, and the strongest army in the Balkans."

No disorder of any kind was reported in despatches. Dictator Pangalos, however, took the precaution of clapping 400 "suspicious persons" into jail.