868.50/12–1246: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Greece (MacVeagh)
1569. Paul A. Porter has accepted appointment as head Economic Mission. Following press release issued by Dept Dec 11:
“The appointment of Paul Porter as Chief of an American Economic Mission to Greece was announced by Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson today. Mr. Porter until recently headed the Office of Price Administration. The Mission will leave for Greece during January and, because of the urgency of the situation, has been asked to complete its work by the end of April 1947. It is being sent in response to a request made by Greek Prime Minister Tsaldaris to Secretary of State Byrnes. In addition to Mr. Porter the Mission will consist of a small group of economic, financial and engineering experts. The Mission will examine economic conditions in Greece as they bear upon the reconstruction and development of the economy of that country. It will consider the extent to which the Greek Government can carry out reconstruction and development through effective use of Greek resources, and the extent to which foreign assistance may be required.
[Here follows remainder of press release; for full text, see Department of State Bulletin, December 22, 1946, page 1151.]
Sent to Athens repeated London as Dept. No. 8138.