File No. 868.001 G 29/18.

King Constantine to the President.

[Translation.]

Very Dear and Great Friend: In the most profound sorrow I confirm to you the sad intelligence of the death of my very dear and venerated father, His Majesty George I, King of the Hellenes, who died on March 5/18 last at Saloniki, the victim of a heinous crime, after a prosperous and glorious reign of fifty years. The spontaneous evidence [Page 555] of your sentiments you gave me by directing Mr. J. G. Schurman, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to represent you at the obsequies of my well beloved father and to voice your heartfelt condolences for the harrowing bereavement I have just undergone, has profoundly moved me. I therefore have it at heart to express to you my deeply felt gratitude for that mark of attention. Called to the Throne of Greece by the order of succession, I have just taken the reins of the Government. I beg you to feel assured that I shall take the utmost pains to maintain and draw closer and closer the excellent relations which so happily exist between Greece and the United States of America. Convinced that you will not deny me your invaluable assistance in achieving this undertaking of so great advantage to our two countries, I beg you, very dear and great friend, to accept assurances of my high esteem and enduring friendship.


  • Constantine.
  • L. Coromilas.