740.00119 EW/12–1845: Telegram
The United States Representative in Bulgaria (Barnes) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 21—11:02 a.m.]
763. General Crane has informed me that at meeting ACC this morning Foreign Minister Stainov appeared and contended that Bulgarian food stocks in such short supply as not to permit of shipments to Greece under Protocol of Armistice and furthermore that as Bulgaria did not sign Protocol Bulgarian Govt is not bound by any undertaking. (Re this latter point please see second paragraph my 237, May 1, 11 a.m.) Control Commission took no decision except to continue study of subject under instructions issued by Moscow, Washington and London. General Crane reporting fully to JCS.
Repeated Moscow as 342.