Office of the Historian

740.00119 EW/1–1246

The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, January 12, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received 6:23 p.m.]

191. Re Athens’ 14 to Dept, rptd Paris 1. Rueff has informed White that Greek Minister here called on behalf of his Govt to inquire whether in the event Greece failed to sign reparations agreement it would still be possible for Greek Govt to obtain its quotas of reparations. Rueff replied “absolutely not”. The Greek Minister left Rueff with the impression that he was going to recommend to his Govt that agreement be signed.35

Sent Dept 191; rptd Athens 3 and Berlin for Angell 17.

Caffery

[For text of the agreement on reparation from Germany, establishment of an Inter-Allied Reparation Agency, and restitution of monetary gold, which entered into force January 24, 1946, see Department of State, Treaties and Other International Acts Series No. 1655, or 61 [Page 1506] Stat. (pt. 3) 3157. The texts of the unanimous resolutions by the Conference and the Annex are printed in Department of State Bulletin, January 27, 1946, pages 121–124.]

  1. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Greek Government.↩