alue for the eventful period of the Skouloudis Administration
from November, 1915, to June, 1916.

_Journal Officiel_, 24-30 October, 1919, containing a full report of
the Secret Committee of the French Chamber which sat from 16 June to 22
June, 1916.

Next in importance, though not inferior in historic interest, come some
personal narratives, of which I have also availed myself, by leading
French actors in the drama:

_Du Fournet_: "Souvenirs de Guerre d'un Amiral, 1914-1916." By
Vice-Admiral Dartige du Fournet, Paris, 1920.

_Sarrail_: "Mon Commandement en Orient, 1916-1918." By General
Sarrail, Paris, 1920.

_Regnault_: "La Conquete d'Athenes, Juin-Juillet, 1917." By General
Regnault, Paris, 1920.

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_Deville_: "L'Entente, la Grece et la Bulgarie. Notes d'histoire et
souvenirs." By Gabriel Deville, Paris, 1919. The author was French
Minister at Athens till August, 1915, and the portions of his work
which deal with his own experiences are worth consulting.

_Jonnart_: "M. Jonnart en Grece et l'abdication de Constantin." By
Raymond Recouly, Paris, 1918. Though not written by the High
Commissioner himself, this account may be regarded as a semi-official
record of his mission.

The only English publications of equal value, though of much more
limited bearing upon the subject of this work, which have appeared so
far are:

The Dardanelles Commission _Reports_ (Cd. 8490; Cd. 8502; Cmd. 371),
and the _Life of Lord Kitchener_, by Sir George Arthur, Vol. III,
London, 1920.

Some trustworthy contributions to the study of these events have also
been made by several unofficial narratives, to which the reader is
referred for details on particular episodes. The absence of reference
to certain other narratives is deliberate.

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION - - - - - 1
CHAPTER I. - - - - - 7
CHAPTER II. - - - - - 17
CHAPTER III. - - - - - 21
CHAPTER IV. - - - - - 33
CHAPTER V. - - - - - 50
CHAPTER VI. - - - - - 65
CHAPTER VII. - - - - - 76
CHAPTER VIII. - - - - - 85
CHAPTER IX. - - - - - 95
CHAPTER X. - - - - - 105
CHAPTER XI. - - - - - 114
CHAPTER