Office of the Historian

868.51 Struma Valley/16: Telegram

The Minister in Greece (Skinner) to the Secretary of State

Athens, May 14, 1928—11 a.m.
[Received May 14—10:10 a.m.]

39. Government decided Saturday night56 to grant drainage contract to combination of Ulen and Company and Monks interests and to the Foundation Company. Total expenditure approximately $40,000,000.

[Paraphrase.] The official pressure by the British on behalf of their firm, Boot and Company, was very strong, but it did not succeed in getting the contract. [End paraphrase.]

Skinner
  1. May 12.↩