| Show ALLIES FORCING aregian THREATEN TO WITHDRAW CIAL privileges UNLESS SHE COMES TO THIR AID will shit off coal supply and other commodities shipped from countries at war instead of declaring general blockade london instead of declaring a general blockade ot of the greek porta the allies have according to a statement issued by the british foreign 1 I t flee fice on tuesday withdrawn or threatened to withdraw with daw the special privileges which greek commerce cheslar has ho en joyed since the outbreak of the war what these special privileges are is not specifically stated but as an example greece has been allowed to draw her supplies of coal from welsh collieries to do this greek merchants required special permits as the export of coal fromi from the british isles la Is allowed only under a special license there arze many other commodities the export of at which la Is permitted only to certain countries invariably when orders have been issued against the export of ot such commodities greece has been among the countries excepted now unless she cont concedes edes the de mandi mands made by the allies for or assurance for the safety of 0 their troops in the balkans greece will be struck off the list ot of countries which have these privileges while this less vigorous attitude on the part of tho the allied governments has caused some in where strong measures are advocated it has eased the situation and the belief now prevails that greece having been impressed by lord kit hitch h enors visit and the to her corn com merce will concede the demands |
