Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III

740.00119 EW/11–2944: Telegram

The Secretary of State to Mr. Alexander C. Kirk, Political Adviser, Allied Force Headquarters at Caserta

Washington , December 21, 1944—6 p.m.

For Barnes, Sofia, 14.

For Berry, Bucharest, 32.

Reurtel 1533, November 29.⁹⁰ Department now giving consideration to British proposal for establishment of restitution commission details of which have just been received.

However, it is not desired that negotiations for establishment of restitution commission should delay recovery of identifiable looted Greek property by Greece from Bulgaria.

ACC should nevertheless make it clear to Greek authorities that it can accept no liability for deciding true ownership in handing over property for which prima facie claims have been made.

Repeated to Athens 139, Moscow 2867, and London 10634.

Stettinius

90. Not printed.