Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Near East and Africa, Volume V

868.00/9–547: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the American Mission for Aid to Greece

confidential

Washington, September 5, 1947—7 p. m.

Gama No. 179. To Griswold from Wilds.¹ Dept concurs your proposal (Amag 181 Sept 5²) continuation British police commission on substantially reduced basis under close AMAG liaison, and will advise British Embassy. Please inform us as to financial arrangements.

[Wilds]
Lovett

1. Walter Wilds, Deputy Coordinator for Aid to Greece and Turkey.
2. Not printed; it reported the recommendations of AMAG and the American Embassy that the British Police Mission be cut by perhaps one-half, in order to reduce the share of expenses borne by the Greek Government (868.00/9–547). In telegram Amag 227, September 16, Governor Griswold advised that he had Informed the British Embassy and police mission the previous day of an AMAG recommendation for continuance of the mission for six months after January 11, 1948, on the basis of a reduction of personnel of 14% (868.105/9–1647).