868.50/12–2745: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
11089. Brit Emb informs Dept that Tsouderos and Cartalis flying London soonest discuss Greek economic-financial situation and requests US participation in forthcoming conversations. Hawkins58 hereby authorized to participate in discussions. Treasury cabling similar authorization for Taylor.59 Other members of Emb staff such as Coe60 or Hare61 might also participate if advisable. Please report negotiations and recommendations to Dept, repeating to Athens. For your info $25–million Eximbank loan to Greece will probably be favorably acted upon within few days, at which time proposed note to Greek Govt will be made public. Substance aforementioned note being sent you by infotel.62
President recently approved economic assistance to Greece and in addition expressed warm and sympathetic personal interest in that country. The Secretary has also recently expressed especial desire for strenuous measures to assist Greece in its economic difficulties. Hawkins should make it clear that US Govt, although unwilling to take joint action with Brit, is anxious to cooperate in all practicable ways to ameliorate Greek economic difficulties.
Sent London as Depts. no. 11089 repeated to Athens as Depts. no. 1297.
- Harry C. Hawkins, Counselor of Embassy for Economic Affairs at London.↩
- Telegram 11085, December 27, 1945, 7 p.m., to London, not printed; it instructed Mr. Taylor to attend as observer (868.50/12–2745).↩
- Robert D. Coe, Second Secretary of Embassy in the United Kingdom.↩
- Raymond A. Hare, First Secretary of Embassy in the United Kingdom.↩
- Information telegram 11107, December 28, 1945, 5 p.m., not printed; it summarized telegram 1200, November 28, 5 p.m., to Athens, p. 272.↩