Polk Probing Murder of Brother Despite 'Solution'

Announcements by the Greek government that it has evidence that a top Communist, Adam Mouzenides, killed Nieman Fellow-to-be George Polk, have not quenched the determination of Polk's brother, William R. Polk "51, to go to Greece himself to find his brother's murderer.

"It is not that I doubt the Greek government's findings," the 19-year-old Sophomore said, "but I still think the ease needs an impartial investigation, and I still don't think the Greek government is impartial."

George Polk's body was found floating in Salonika Bay on May 16. The corpse was bound with 30 feet of rope and had a bullet wound in the base of the skull. While serving as a Columbia Broadcasting System correspondent in Greece, Polk had been an outspoken critic of the Greek Royalist government.

Polk Leaves Soon

William Polk plans to fly to Greece within a month, as soon as the Newsmen's Commission to Investigate the murder of George Polk completes its drive to raise the $10,000 needed for the investigation.

Several Harvard organizations have contributed to the fund, and past and present Nieman Fellows have also been solicited.

The sudden announcement of the Greek polices' findings came as a surprise to Polk. "On General Donovan's return from Greece a few weeks ago, he said that the Greek police had made little progress in the case; hence this break is rather startling." General William J. Donovan has been investigating the Polk murder for the Overseas Writers Club.

Polk was also surprised at the timing of the Greek announcement. "Friends to whom I have talked said that if the Communists had committed the murder, the government would have known about it long before this."