868.00/12–3144: Telegram
The Ambassador in Greece (MacVeagh) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 31—11:35 a.m.]
205. The establishment of the Regency was announced here this morning and the Archbishop took the oath of office at noon, in the presence of the Holy Synod. As he is himself President of that body and there is no Vice President, the oath was administered by the eldest among the other members. The very brief ceremony was held at the Foreign Office and was attended by the political, military and diplomatic worlds of Athens, despite the fact that invitations were issued only during the forenoon. I saw no insurgents present. Fighting still continues.