The Allied Secret Service in Greece | Sir Basil Thomson

"Strange things happened during the Great War, but surely nothing stranger than the exploits of Commander de Roquefeuil of the French navy which are recounted in these pages. We can find no better illustration of the risks incurred by a Government when it leaves an irresponsible Intelligence officer in a neutral capital without supervision, for by dabbling in local politics, persistently furnishing his Government with false informationa and indulging in "intelligence stunts" he fooled the Press of the Allied countries, founded the Constantine legend, created Venizelism, forced the Allies to recognize the Provisional Government, deposed the King of Greece and very nearly caused a rupture between the Allies at a critical point in their fortunes. No one man could have done all these things but for the fact that his Government had unwisely allowed him to communicate directly in code with Ministers in Paris". (From the author's Preface)

The Allied Secret Service in Greece. Sir Basil Thomson. First Edition: HUTCHINSON & CO (Publishers), LTD, London, 1931. Current Edition: GRECOBOOKS - Εκδόσεις Ελληνική Πρωτοπορία, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2025. Pages: 244. ISBN: 978-618-5383-60-2

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
ALLIED SECRET SERVICE IN GREECE INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I AUGUST 1914 FEBRUARY 1915 THE TRUE STORY OF THE COEBEN AND BRESLAU
CHAPTER II FEBRUARY-JUNE 1915 WHY GREECE DID NOT JOIN THE ALLIES IN THE DARDANELLES
CHAPTER III JUNE-OCTOBER 1915 HOW THE ALLIES CAME TO SALONICA
CHAPTER IV THE CONSTANTINE AND VENIZELOS MYTHS
CHAPTER V OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1915 GENERAL SARRAIL
CHAPTER VI DECEMBER 1915
CHAPTER VII DECEMBER 1915-MARCH 1916 TROUBLES AT SALONICA
CHAPTER VIII APRIL-SEPTEMBER 1916 DE ROQUEFEUIL’S LEGATION OUTRAGE SQUAD
CHAPTER IX SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1916 VENIZELISM WITH DE ROQUEFEUIL AS STAGE MANAGER
CHAPTER X OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1916 THE SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS
CHAPTER XI OCTOBER-DECEMBER 3RD, 1916 THE BÉNAZET AGREEMENT SWEPT AWAY BY VENIZELOS' ATTACK ON THE KING’S TROOPS AT EKATERINI
CHAPTER XII DECEMBER 1916 THE ARMED DEMONSTRATION AND WHAT BEFELL
CHAPTER XIII DECEMBER 1916 THE WRONG MEN ARE PUNISHED
CHAPTER XIV JANUARY-MARCH, 1917 THE BLOCKADE OF GREECE
CHAPTER XV APRIL-JUNE 1917 KING CONSTANTINE IS DEPOSED BY THE FRENCH IN DEFIANCE OF THE LONDON AGREEMENT
CHAPTER XVI JUNE 1917-OCTOBER 1920 VENIZELOS INSTALLED IN ATHENS UNDER THE FRENCH GUNS. VENIZELOS SWEPT AWAY BY A GENERAL ELECTION
CHAPTER XVII NOVEMBER 1920-NOVEMBER 1922 THE DISASTER IN ASIA MINOR. THE MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
CHAPTER XVIII DECEMBER 1922-FEBRUARY 1923 THE EXECUTION OF THE ROYALIST LEADERS. THE EXPULSION OF THE KING
CHAPTER XIX CONCLUSION
INDEX