[untenured]

Some interesting items unimaginable now. First, a reporter freely refers to Allied resistance in the Balkans as “terrorism.” Second, an American cardinal celebrating a mass in Iran.

[BroJoeK]

untenured: "a reporter freely refers to Allied resistance in the Balkans as 'terrorism.' "

The sentence is a bit complex, and the references vague:

"The fierce upsurge of Patriot activity has strengthened the conviction in foreign military circles in Turkey that the terrorism, extending from the Aegean to the Mediterranean islands, is directed from Allied headquarters in the Middle East and is aimed at serious impairment of the Axis rear in the Balkans in preparation for a general Allied offensive in the Eastern Mediterranean."

As I read this, the term "Patriot activity" reflects the reporter's point of view, while the term "foreign military circles in Turkey" refers to German liaison officers.

This is important because Churchill's "bodyguard of lies" was working to convince Germans that the next Allied invasion would land somewhere -- anywhere! -- other than Sicily. ;-)