[25] The regiments of this force were numbered from 1 to 9, but they were always described as National Defence Regiments, to distinguish them from regiments of the regular army having the same numbers.
[26] The authorities in the island of Samos were instructed to promise land in Asia Minor to all volunteers, and if that was not enough “a reign of terror must be established.” (Sarrail, ibid.).
[27] Sarrail, Mon Commandement en Orient, p. 194.
[28] Telegrams sent by General Sarrail between January and May, 1917 (Sarrail, op. cit. pp. 231–32).
[29] Although the Monarchy was maintained in Greece, the word “Royalist” came to be applied exclusively to followers of the ex-King; his opponents were described as Venizelists or Liberals.
[30] By the terms of the Treaty of London (April 26, 1915), Italy undertook, if a small neutral Albanian State were created, not to oppose Greek claims over South Albania and those of Serbia and Montenegro over the northern districts, if she was given Valona and all the Adriatic territories which she claimed, including Northern Dalmatia. Italy was to direct Albania’s foreign policy. But the general trend of public opinion was in favour of a completely independent Albania, and the clauses of the Treaty providing for the partition of Albania were eventually dropped. The general object of Italian policy had been to prevent the Albanian coast from being occupied by a potentially hostile Power.
[31] Sarrail, “La Grèce Vénizéliste,” Revue de Paris, December 15, 1919.
[32] The Nearer East, by D. G. Hogarth, pp. 238–39.
[33] Contemporary Review, August, 1920.
[34] Mermeix, Le Commandement Unique, Part II, pp. 114 and following.