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    "ocrText": "DE3LASSIFIED\nTUI FOLUIL\nta 11632, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) OT\n-30-72\nDegt. de State letter, Aug. 10, -1072\nKOGAN TO 6WHARIAN\nHALTING MARS Derte 6.30.75\nand it therefore seems appropriste that Scobie should be relieved of many\nof the responsibilities which he has so far borne, and that these should be\ntransferred to our two Embassies where they more properly belong. As you will\nknow, it is proposed that UNRRA should take over relief work from the mil-\nitary on April 1, and this seemed to be a convenient date on which the other\nchanges could be made. The War Cabinet have therefore agreed that on the\nBritish side the Embassy will be responsible as from April 1 for tenering\nadvice to the Greek Government. This advice will be particularly important\non economic and financial questions, and I much hope that we can count on\nthe continued collaboration of the United States Embassy in Athens. If you\nagree, I suggest that a joint Anglo-American committee should be established,\ncomprising the appropriate British and American experts and responsible to\nour two Enbassies. Although members of this committee have not been invited\nby the Greek Government to advise, I have no doubt that they will in fact\nexercise great influence over the economic and financial policies of the\nGreek Government.\n4. I feel that this committee should be set in motion before we con-\nsider sending a mission on the lines you suggest. A further reason for post-\nponement would be in order to see how the transference of relief from the\nmilitary authorities to UNRRA works out. Once all this new machinery has\nbegun to work, a high-powered mission on the lines you suggest might do great\ngood by smoothing out difficulties and getting things moving. By that time\nwe might also have resolved the troubles in Roumania and be in a position to\ninvite the Russians to join the mission.\nAND\nSERVICE\n5. We should, of course, welcome the assistance of Donald Nelson\nconnect\n(is)\nat any time, and if it convenient for him to visit Greece now, I would\n- 2 -"
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