 He approached a young high school student named George Doundoulakis after observing his keen knowledge as a Greek interpreter in Archanes during the Battle of Crete.He asked him to support SOE in hiding and assisting British and Dominion soldiers who were unable to be evacuated.Doundoulakis formed an underground organisation under the auspices of the SOE, along with his brother, Helias Doundoulakis.