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Show GREECE FRIENDLY TO THE ENTENTE Saloniki, Nov. 22. via Paris, Nov 23. In view of the complications in the relations of Greece and the en-tento en-tento powers, Denys Cochin, minister without portfolio in the French cabinet, cab-inet, abandoned his purposed trip to tho front and left yesterday on board a Greek cruiser for Athens. From a person who is in a position to be fully Informed on tho situation, tho Associated Press correspondent learns that King Constantino assured Earl Kitchener, tho British secretary of war, that he had never considered disarming or interning entente allied troops who might take refuge on Greek soil, though a number of Aus-trlans, Aus-trlans, including several officers, are now interned in Greece. For Self-protection. Concerning the friction that has arisen between Greece and Great Britain Brit-ain and the coercive measures which the British insist in no sense constitute consti-tute a blockade, It was stated the king regards this situation the result of u-iiubuauursiuiiumg ami easily remediable. remedi-able. Greece 5b ready to assure the entente en-tente allies that her only purpose of maintaining troops in Macedonia is the legitimate necessity of self-preservation, especially in the event that allies decide to abandon their Balkan expedition, leaving Greek Macedonia at the mercy of the victorious Bulgarians Bulgar-ians with their army already in the field. Solution Expected. As the statements of the French and British resp acting a serious continuation continua-tion of the Balkan campaign leave Greece In doubt on this point, is was said, there Is no present .possibility either of the demobilization or withdrawal with-drawal of the Greek troops from Saloniki. Sa-loniki. But the moment the allied forces operating in this field assume proportions sufficient to guarantee serious prosecution of the Balkan campaign, rendering Greece's own defense de-fense in Macedonia superfluous, the king will not refuse to consider demobilization, de-mobilization, or at least tho withdrawal with-drawal of the Greek troops from Saloniki Sa-loniki if their presence Is regarded as embarrassing t the movements of the allies. It is likely that a solution of the Greco-Brltlsh differences will be reached along these lines, it was said. |