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No. 242.
Mr. Read to Mr. Evarts .

Legation of the United States,
Athens , April 13, 1878. (Received May 1.)
No. 386.]

Sir: Referring to my No. 383, I have the honor to report that I telegraphed to you as follows yesterday;

Secretary Evarts,
Washington:

Greece accepts our invitation, and will send representative to the bi-metallic conference.

READ.

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I have now the honor to inclose a copy and translation of the communication of the minister of foreign affairs upon which I based my telegram. In spite of the difficulties of the situation and the impoverished condition of the treasury, His Majesty’s Government has hastened to give another proof of the value it attaches to the friendship of our government and people. The speedy manner in which our invitation has been accepted is owing to the personal urgency of the King, who never ceases to mark in the most unmistakable way his appreciation of our government. I think that the prompt action of His Majesty cannot fail to be gratifying to the President.

I have, &c.,

JOHN MEREDITH READ.
[Inclosure in No. 386.—Translation.]

Mr. Delyanni to Mr. Read .

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Athens , March 31 (April 12), 1878.

General: I hasten to bring to your knowledge the fact that the department of finance, conforming itself to the decision taken by the council of ministers in their sitting of to-day, has notified me that the Royal Government is ready to take part in the monetary conference projected by the American Confederation.

In giving myself the pleasure of communicating to you this determination of the Hellenic Government, I am in duty bound also to draw your attention to the fact that the Government of the King, having under consideration the engagements already created by the monetary convention of the Latin Union, will not be able to depart from the basis nor from the spirit of the dispositions of the said convention.

Please to accept, general, the assurances of my high consideration.

THEODORE P. DELYANNI.