860H.00/8–2645: Telegram

The Chargé in Yugoslavia (Shantz) to the Secretary of State

403. Following note received from Foreign Office dated August 25:

“The Govt of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia accept the proposal of the Govt of the United States of America as in the abovementioned notes.

The Govt of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia consider it necessary to point out that all the four great Allies—the United States of America, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France—should participate in the investigation, as it is in their unanimous conclusions that the Govt of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia would see full guarantee for an objective dealing with the problem.

Owing to the fact that the incidents in question represent part of concrete expressions of the Greek monarcho-fascist terror upon the Slav population in Aegean Macedonia, the Govt of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia are able to accept the proposed investigation if as its main task is fixed the investigation into the terror of Greek monarcho-fascists upon the Slav population in Aegean Macedonia.”

Shantz