740.0011 European War 1939/8050: Telegram
The Chargé in Germany (Morris) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 1—3:20 a.m.]
354. In the course of my visit of condolence over the death of General Metaxas14a the Greek Minister here informed me that German officials, both military and civil, were utilizing every opportunity and contact to assert to him the precarious situation of Greece, specifically [Page 642] alleging that American help would not be forthcoming in time to be effective and that American planes and other armament were inferior to German.
The German officials had not, I understand, gone so far in their representations to him as to suggest that the Greek Government endeavor to make peace with Italy but it was obvious that they hoped he would believe and repeat to Athens these defeatist ideas.
- General Metaxas died January 29, 1941.↩