Editorial Note
On November 28, 1949, President Truman transmitted to Congress the eighth quarterly report on United States military assistance to Greece and Turkey. The report, which covered the period from April 1 to June 30, 1949, reviewed military assistance to Greece, Greek Army, Navy, and Air Force operations, the Greek guerrilla situation as of June 30, Greek military training, and the organization of the American Mission for Aid to Greece. The report concluded that in [Page 463] August 1949 the Greek armed forces reestablished themselves along the northern frontiers of Greece and substantially eliminated organized guerrilla resistance in Greece. Greek economic efforts during the period were devoted mainly to holding the line against war-generated inflationary pressures, developing a program for the rehabilitation of guerrilla-stricken refugees, and implementation, with American advice, of various reforms designed to insure a stable basis for future economic development. United States military aid valued at nearly $32 million and economic aid valued at over $3 million were delivered to Greece during the period. For the text of the report, see Eighth Report to Congress on Assistance to Greece and Turkey for the Period Ended June 30, 1949, Department of State Publication 3674, Economic Cooperation Series 22 (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1949).