 As EDES was a republican group, Zervas's sudden conversion to monarchism shocked his followers.At the same time, Zervas warned Woodhouse of the "dark forces of Communism backed by Russia", by which he meant the rival EAM ("Ethnikó Apeleftherotikó Métopo"-National Liberation Front).The British substantially increased the supply of arms to EDES after Zervas proclaimed his loyalty to the king, and in course of 1943 EDES received twice the amount of weapons that EAM received from Britain.