Monthly Archives: February 2024

Father Demetrius – David Balfour – Orthodox monk and british spy

As an expert in the realm of Greek politics, Balfour played a significant role in the bloody events of December 1944 and the Varkiza Agreement of February 12, 1945 between the Greek state and the communist guerrillas.It is said that he was even “the tongue and translator” of General Ronald Scobie, who was pivotal in the outcome of the Greek Civil War.Balfour was also said to have served as the advisor to another obscure British man, Reginald “Rex” Leeper, a member of the Secret Service who served as Britain’s ambassador to the Greek government (which was in exile in Cairo until October of 1944) from 1943 to 1946. Leeper was also said to have played an important part in the Greek Civil War.

Father Dimitrios: The Orthodox Monk Who Was a British Spy – GreekReporter.com

https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/20/orthodox-monk-british-spy

Πολιτικό μνημόσυνο στη μνήμη της οικογένειας Αθηνάς Λάτση

https://www.leonidion.gr/2014/10/blog-post_18.html