Office of the Historian

740.0011 European War 1939/8763: Telegram

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

Washington, March 7, 1941—7 p.m.

89. Your 114, March 3, 6 p.m. In contingency mentioned and providing other circumstances of the moment make it feasible Department [Page 660] is in principle willing to undertake representation of Greek interests in Rumania and Bulgaria if Greek Government will make formal request through you or through its Legation here in order that appropriate authorization may be sent Department’s representatives.

In the meanwhile, because of the possibility of an interruption in communications, Department has confidentially authorized missions at Bucharest and Sofia to assume provisionally protection Greek interests should Greek representatives approach them with request to that effect.

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