Editorial Note
On March 15, 1947, President Truman issued a statement noting receipt of messages from Greek Prime Minister Maximos and from Themistocles Sophoulis, leader of the Greek Parliamentary Opposition, which welcomed the prospect of American assistance to Greece. The texts of the President’s statement and of the messages from the Greek leaders are printed in Department of State Bulletin, May 4, 1947, Supplement, pages 833–834.
The Prime Minister’s message was in the form of a telegram of March 13 sent by private facilities; that of Mr. Sophoulis was transmitted by the Embassy in Athens in telegram 367, March 13 (868.00/3–1347).