Telegram from Lincoln MacVeagh to Secrertary of State James Byrnes

INFORMATION DIVISION OF COPY COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF STATE INCOMING TELEGRAM DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT HC , NARS Date 7.25.25 4 Control 5585 Action NEA Rec'd November 19, 1946 Info: 9:41 a.m. S U FROM: Athens EUR SPA TO: Secretary of State OCD FC NO: 1604, November 18, 8 p.m. EUR/X DC/R PRIMIN called me to FONOFF this morning and handed me copy of memorandum which he said Groek Delegation to UN Assembly has been instructed to forward to Secretary and Bevin. Memorandum recites incidents occurring during past two months in vicinity of Northern Greek frontier which "clearly prove the close cooperation and support afforded by foreign elements outside Greek border to anarchical bands inside Greece" PRIMIN stated that Greek Delegation has also been instructed to ascertain views of Secretary and Bevin as to whether it might in accordance with Article 14 of UN Charter lay situation before General Assembly with view to examination and action. He showed me "reliably informed" telegram just received from Greek Minister Belgrade to effect that General Petko Davchevich, till now commander of Fourth Army in North Yugoslavia, has been shifted to Greek frontier to "take charge of all bandit groups operation in Greek territory". Foreign complicity of fomenting Greek internal RECORDS disorders nov clearly and increasingly indicated SERVICE" by MA reports to war (see also MYTEL 1468 October 27 and despatch 3282 of November 8), , and Greece's difficulties in maintaining order and security necessary for rehábilitation northern provinces likely soon prove insuperable. Possibility also suo THE