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Contents Preface ix Prologue by John O. Iatrides xiii 1 INTRODUCTION WITH DRAMATIS PERSONAE 1 2 SETTING THE SCENE First Impressions 18 The Political Situation 23 The Phenomenon of Andreas Papandreou 26 The Monarchy 34 Trials and Negotiations 36 An Alternative: U.S. Intervention? 40 3 THE AUTHOR GETS INVOLVED Andreas’s March 1 Speech 44 A Policy Assessment 51 Preparing for Elections 58 4 THE DAYS BEFORE THE COUP Presentiments and Alarums 66 Washington Weighs In 79 5 THE COUP The Coup of April 21, 1967 81 Assessing the Coup 83 Coup Vignettes 93 6 REACTING TO THE COUP ‘‘Our Present Dilemma’’ 99 Other Reactions 103 Mac Thompson’s Attempt 108 A Draft Telegram 112 Mac and I Try Again 114 7 DEALING WITH THE NEW GOVERNMENT A Call on Kollias 118 A Postmortem 123 A Visit by Nixon 127 Shift of Focus 130 8 ANDREAS PAPANDREOU AND PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRACY Andreas in Danger 132 Bits and Pieces 136 Meeting Margaret 140 Speculations 144 9 THE COUNTERCOUP Planning the King’s Coup 146 Crisis in Cyprus 150 Checkmate of Constantine 152 Aftermath of Failure 157 10 ASSESSING THE COLONELS’ REGIME The FDR Fiasco 161 Andreas Released 162 ‘‘Dear Charley’’ 170 Harassment Continues 170 The Meaning of Fascism 172 11 FRICTION AT THE EMBASSY Kay Leaves, I Continue 174 Go Along to Get Along 177 Parallels with Pakistan 180 12 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OF GREECE Assessment of Andreas 183 The Papandreou Funeral 185 Was Greece Ever a Democracy? 190 Don’t Make Waves 193 13 FINAL THOUGHTS Postscript 197 All’s Well That Ends Well? 200 Appendix A: Seferis and the Clinton Speech 203 Appendix B: Internal Embassy Memoranda, March–June 1968 206 Notes 257 Index 265 ...

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