851.73/242
Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Fletcher)
The French Ambassador called today, and said that he had heard that this Government was about to appoint a Minister to Greece, which might bring with it the recognition of King Constantine’s Government. He said France would greatly deplore recognition on our part of Constantine. He said that England had a Minister Plenipotentiary there—Mr. Lindley, who was, however, accredited to the Greek Government as Chargé d’Affaires only, and he suggested that we adopt the same course. I told him that up to this time, following the example of England and France, we had declined to recognize the Constantine Government, but that pressure was being brought to bear on the Government to appoint a Minister to Greece. I told him, however, that the Department would take his suggestion into consideration.
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