868.014/10–446: Telegram
The Ambassador in Greece (MacVeagh) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received October 4—6:20 p.m.]
1344. Contention of leading Greek politicians now journeying to Paris with Prime Minister, (Mytel 1343 to Department, repeated Paris as 8781) that an act of “international injustice” has been committed by Peace Conference in turning down Greek proposals for strategic adjustment of Bulgarian frontier82 contrasts with attitude of Pipinellis, King’s political adviser, now returning Paris on same plane, with whom I talked yesterday, who has apparently learned to see “justice for Greece” in larger perspective as part of whole difficult problem of European peace settlement.
[Page 881]Believe gathering of Greek political leaders in Paris offers good chance for them to be similarly enlightened. Also would seem to afford good opportunity for giving Greek people some desirable assurance that rejection of dubious territorial claims is not discriminatory as regards Greece but will be applied equally to pressing Balkan neighbors and that, in general, maintenance of Greece’s political independence and territorial integrity (see Mytel 1336 of October 3, sent Paris as 8483) continues to be matter of prime concern to grateful wArtime allies.
Sent Department as 1344, repeated Paris as 88.
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The Greek proposal for modification of the frontier was defeated at the 15th Meeting of the Political and Territorial Commission for Bulgaria, October 1; for the United States Delegation Journal account of the proceedings of that meeting, see vol. iii, p. 610.
In telegram 1324 from Athens, October 2 (repeated to Paris as telegram 81), MacVeagh had reported that the Greeks were very depressed concerning recent developments at the Peace Conference; for text, see vol. vii, p. 228.
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