868.51 Refugee Settlement Commission/140
The Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State (Dulles) to the Greek Chargé (Tsamados)
My Dear Mr. Tsamados: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated August 18, 1923, on the subject of the refugee situation in Greece, in which you state what has already been done by the authorities of your country and communicate the result of the efforts of a special committee of the League of Nations to devise a constructive scheme for the relief of the refugees.
The Department has not failed to bring to the attention of the American Red Cross and the Near East Relief the considerations advanced in your communication. These organizations will undoubtedly be able to indicate directly to the responsible European and Greek agencies engaged in refugee relief work in Greece any further information with regard to their position in the matter which those agencies may desire.
[Page 375]With reference to your statement that “the Greek Government hopes you will allow American organizations to be represented on the special committee,” I may add that it is not the desire of this Department to place obstacles in the way of any action in this matter which the American relief societies may consider possible for them to take in the circumstances.
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