868.24/3–747
Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs (Merriam) to the Chief of the Munitions Division (Cummins)
Pursuant to policy decisions made by the President on recommendation of the Secretaries of State, War and Navy, and at the suggestion of the War Department, NEA has requested General Disposals Division of FLC to make an urgent survey of FLC stocks which might be available to fill the needs of the Greek Armed Forces. FLC has obtained a list of these requirements from the War Department and has agreed to circularize its appropriate field offices by telegraph.
So far as I know, no special action is required of your Division in this matter, but I feel you should be kept fully informed. As you probably know, it has been decided that Greece should have priority over all other foreign nations with regard to purchases of surplus military equipment. Consequently, we have asked FLC to include in its reports even material which may have been tentatively allocated for sale to other purchasers.1
- In telegram 323, March 7, to Cairo, the Office of the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner directed OFLC officials at Cairo to make an immediate survey of inventories in order to determine the availability of some 39 items of equipment for the Greek Army and to freeze available items pending instructions (868.24/3–747).↩