276. Editorial Note
President Eisenhower visited Greece December 14–15, as part of an 11-nation good will tour (December 3–23). The Presidential party arrived by air from Iran at 4:40 p.m., December 14. The King and Prime Minister Karamanlis met the President at the airport. For text of the President’s remarks at the airport, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959, pages 855–856. At 8:45 p.m., [Page 689] the President was the guest of King Paul at a formal dinner at the Royal Palace. At 7:45 the next morning, Eisenhower met with Ambassador Briggs at the Embassy for discussions of Greek affairs. No record of their conversation has been found. At 9:55 a.m., the President addressed the Greek Parliament. For text of his address, see ibid., pages 856–858. After his speech, the President was driven to the Royal Palace for a meeting with Prime Minister Karamanlis. A memorandum of their conversation is printed as Document 277. After some ceremonial functions, the President had lunch with King Paul and Queen Frederika. For text of Eisenhower’s remarks at the luncheon, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959, pages 858–859. Immediately after lunch, the President left Athens by helicopter for the U.S.S. Des Moines which took him to Tunisia. The text of the final communiqué of the Athens visit is ibid., pages 859–860. Documentation on the Eisenhower visit to Greece is in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1542. For Eisenhower’s recollections of his visit to Greece, see Waging Peace, pages 505–507.