Show 0 EEGE REFUSES OFFER OF CYPRUS MILITARY AID TO ASSIST IN meering BULGARIAN AND GERMAN ATTACKS hellenic King kingdoms dorns decision not to join allies based upon ground that force landed at Is I 1 unequal to task london greece has bai declined tor for the present the allies otter offer to her of cyprus and other conces bious territorial and financial in return for her adherence to the serbo greek treaty of 0 alliance which would mean her military aid to assist m meeting the bulgarian and Austro german lerman attacks against her former ally the reply of greece to the offer which reached the foreign office friday night is a lengthy one and while it has not been made public there Is reason to believe that the Ilelle hellenic nic kingdom bases its decision not to join the allies on the ground that the anglo french force landed at Salo alki is not in the greek governments opinion strong enough tor for the task ersk allotted it the refusal to accept the allies offer was as not unexpected as it has been often stated in official circles that both Roa romania manla and greece were withholding their assistance until the allies either won a decisive victory or proved to the greeks and rouman ians their ability to do so or until operations had reached a stage which would assure them that their coun tries would not be overrun by the forces of central powers or their turkish and balkan allies |