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VIENNA
5. November 1971

PRESS RELEASE

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PRESS RELEASE
The 2nd Congress of the Center Union Party and the Greek Democratic Youth Organizations Abroad begun today, 5th November 1971, at 2.30 p.m. in Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Bruno Pittermann, Chairman of the Socialist International and President of the Austria Association of the Friends of Greek Democracy, was called, by the Secretary General Mr. Stavros Kaikis, to declare the opening of the Congress. Under the auspices (Schirmherrschaft) of the Association of the Friends of Greek Democracy the Congress is held.

THE OPENING OF THE CONGRESS SALUTED:

1. Dr. Bruno Pittermann, Chairman of the Socialist International. 2. Mr. Georg Mylonas, former Greek Minister of Education, representative of the resistance organization Democratic Defence. 3. Jeri Svenson, General Secretary of the International Union of Socialist Youth, Sweden. 4. Horst Wagner, Metal Workers Union Berlin. 5. Willy Huber, Young Socialists, Switzerland. 6. Erwin Lanc, M.P. 7. Peter Schieder, M.P., President of the World Assembly of Youth. 8. Alfred Hasenkopf, Deputy to the Vienna Diet. 9. Adalbert Busta, Deputy to the Vienna Diet, Chairman Union of Workers in Personal Services. 10. Chaplain Lorenz Gymrey, writer of the book Greece a European case. 11. Josef Hindels, Vice-President of the Austrian Resistance Movement. 12. Prof. Dr. Ernst Joseph Grlich, Vice-President of the Austrian League for Human Rights, Member of the Austrian PEN-Club. 13. Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Trimmel, Member of the Presidium of the Association of Socialist Freedom Fighters and Victims of Fascism. 14. Prof. Franz-Karl Mller, President of the Austrian Society for Contemporary Music. 15. Franz Klar, Secretary of the Austrian Resistance Movement. 16. Alfred Magaziner, Chairman of the Association of Socialist Journalist and Writer. 17. Municipal Councilor Otto Trnka, Deputy Secretary of the Austrian Resistance Movement. 18. Dr. Alfred Frisch, Member of the Bureau Austrian Jurists Commission.

MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS AND SOLIDARITY ADDRESSED TO THE CONGRESS: 1. 2. 3. 4. Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark. Horugaard Christiansch, Foreign Minister of Denmark. Karl Waldbrunner, President of the Austrian Parlament. Hans Janitschek, Secretary General of the Socialist International.

GREEK CENTER UNION PARTY GREEK DEMOCRATIC YOUTH ABROAD SECOND CONGRESS IN VIENNA AUSTRIA

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5. Bernt Carlsson, International Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of Sweden. 6. J. van Eynole, President of the Belgian Socialist Party. 7. Robert Goebbels, Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party of Luxemburg. 8. Guilio Mazzon, President of the Italian Resistance organization. 9. M. van der Stoel, former Foreign Minister of the Netherlands. 10. Encio Canonica, President of the Swiss Building and Weed Workers Union. 11. Robert Rischler, Secretary General of the Workers Aid Organization of Switzerland. 12. Wolfgang Lder, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Berlin. 13. Heinz Nittel, M. P., Secretary of the Vienna organization of the Socialist Party of Austria.

All foreign Speakers, as well as, the ones send messages, underlined their solidarity and support to the Greek people, who has undertaken trough struggle against the fascist tyranny as well as their firm determination to remain firm supporters of the Greek Democrats up to the full restoration of democracy in Greece. The opening of the Congress saluted also Mr Georg Mylonas, Ex-Minister in the last Greece Government of the Center Union and Prof. Dr. Stavros Panou, of the Executive Committee of the Greek Academicians Abroad. Message to the Congress addressed also Prof. Andreas G. Papandreou.

Center Union Party Greek Democratic Youth Organization Abroad

GREEK CENTER UNION PARTY GREEK DEMOCRATIC YOUTH ABROAD SECOND CONGRESS IN VIENNA AUSTRIA