Apart from the measures at Athens, the Allies have assumed
control of the railway from the Piraeus to Larissa. It had been discovered that troops and ammunition were being collected in Thessaly. No Greek troops are now allowed to be carried on the line nor any ammunition. Individual officers and men, however, are allowed to travel. The Allies have entered into relations with the new Ministry under Professor Lambros, though the relations are not exactly cordial. Greece is now under two Governments, as the Provisional Government, under M. Venizelos, Admiral Condouriotis, and General Danglis, has
firmly established itself at Salonika. As the Allies have recognized the new Government at Athens, they cannot recog- nize the Provisional Government in the same official manner, but the Allied• Consuls have all been instructed to recognize the Govern- ment at Salonika as a de facto. Administration. An important adhesion to the Venizelist Government is that of M. Politis, the Director-General of the Greek Foreign Office.
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