Office of the Historian

740.00119 Control (Bulgaria)/12–1145: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the United States Representative in Bulgaria (Barnes)

Washington, December 11, 1945—6 p.m.

399. Dept agrees with Brit Govt (See Brit FonOff telegram no. 6334 Dec 1 to Moscow, rptd to Sofia and Athens) that list of immediate Greek food requirements submitted to Gen Biryusov on Aug 24 constitutes reasonable demand. Accordingly, please ask Gen Crane to associate himself with his Brit colleague on ACC Bulgaria in urging acceptance by ACC of Greek claim and to press for arrangements which will insure delivery of foodstuffs in specified quantities without delay.

Dept desires Embassy Moscow to support Brit representations there respecting this matter by informing Soviet Govt re attitude of this Govt and expressing hope that Soviet Govt shares view and will instruct its Rep on ACC to arrange, in consultation with Brit and US Reps, for prompt satisfaction of Greek claim.

Sent to Sofia and Moscow;44 rptd to Athens.45

Byrnes
  1. To Moscow as No. 2498.↩
  2. As No. 1260.↩