A disastrous series of meetings in Cairo…
August 1943 CE
A disastrous series of meetings in Cairo among Greek guerrilla leaders, the king, and the government-in-exile in August removes all prospects of cooperation, however.
The resistance leaders demand guarantees that a plebiscite on the monarchy be held before the king returns to Greece, and that the postwar government include ELAS members heading the ministries of the interior, justice, and war.
Britain, whose main goal is ensuring continued stability and British influence in the postwar eastern Mediterranean, continues its pattern of intervention in Greek politics by supporting George's refusal of both demands.
From this point to the end of the war, the government-in-exile and the EAM resistance will be opponents rather than allies.
