Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, Supplement 2, The World War, Volume I

File No. 763.72/5626

The Minister in Greece ( Droppers) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

Athens, June 30, 1917, 3 p.m.
[Received July 1, 2 a.m.]

371. Status of relations between Greece, Central powers, not yet publicly formulated. However, reunited Greece in general assumes liabilities, policies, of late Provisional Government which had declared war Germany, Bulgaria. Considering relations broken off Austria-Hungary, Turkey announced that Greek Minister accredited Central powers to be recalled. Venizelos tells me he expects to have two new army divisions ready three months.

Droppers