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868.75/16: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Greece ( Aldridge )

[Paraphrase]
Washington , June 4, 1929—7 p.m.

30. Your 45, June 3, 11 p.m.

(1)
The action taken by you is approved by the Department, but it does not wish you to communicate with the Greek Prime Minister in the sense of the suggestion in your penultimate paragraph.
(2)
The Department is most anxious not to give the impression that it seeks for American firms more than equal opportunity and that it considers the Greek Government’s failure to accord Durham a radio contract as creating an obligation of granting a telephone concession to the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. Should you have reason to think this impression has been gained by the Greek Government, you may point out, in your discretion, to the appropriate authorities that the corporation’s request for delay is a result primarily of the great concern expressed by the Greek Minister of Communications over the possibility of the corporation failing to present its bid. I refer to your 39, May 25, 1 p.m., and 41, May 28, 6 p.m.
Stimson