740.0011 European War 1939/4105: Telegram
The Chargé in Germany (Heath) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:52 p.m.]
2034. Greek circles in Berlin profess optimism that they will not be involved in the present war nor suffer territorial losses in connection with the peace arrangement. On the contrary, they maintain that intimations have been received that if Greece pressed a claim to Cyprus that it would receive German support. From this intimation they argue that while Germany has conceded the Mediterranean as falling within Italy’s sphere of influence, nevertheless, the Reich dislikes the idea of too marked Italian domination supplanting the previous balance of British, French and Italian territories and interests in the area.