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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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Queuille, Henri, 1884-1970
Tsaldaris, M. Constantine, 1884-1970
McCloy, John Jay, 1895-1989
Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este, 1898-1977
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1949
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SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
GERMANY
High Commissioner McCloy has reported from Berlin that
French opposition to the proposed develuation of the
deutschmark is developing into a serious test of the ability of the
German High Commission to operate effectively. McCloy states that
the lack of decision on a satisfactory rate for the deutschmark is
playing into the hands of the Germans and the Soviets, and says that
should the French government take the decision out of the hands of
its High Commissioner, such action would constitute a "disaster of
the first order" to the administration of Germany. McCloy feels
that if the governments should be called upon to deal with the first
serious question faced by the Commission, the whole High Commission
structure would be jeopardized.
We have instructed Ambassador Bruce in Paris to inform
Premier Queuille of the develuation figure which we favor, and to
assure him that while we cannot guarantee that we will require the
Germans to eliminate the dual price system on coal--which makes
German coal more costly for French purchasers than for German--we
oppose dual pricing and will support action for its elimination.
We point out to Bruce that we cannot promise to require the Germans
to take action independent of the action which may be taken by
Germany's principal competitor, the UK.
GREECE
We have informed Greek Foreign Minister Tsaldaris in
New York that we hope his statement in the General
Assembly about Albania will be confined to a general declaration
that Greece wil defend itself if attacked. We have told Tsaldaris
that any statement that Greece will invade Albania if Greek guerril-
las in Albania are permitted to return to Greece would make Greece
vulnerable to charges of aggression and perhaps be ultimately exposed
as a bluff. Noting the serious repercussions likely to result in the
event of a Greek invasion of Albania, we have instructed our Ambas-
sador in Athens that, should a Greek attack appear imminent at any
time, he may if necessary state that: 1) the US would not support
Greece in any UN action resulting from the attack; 2) we would re-
consider our entire policy toward Greece; and 3) he would personally
recommend cessation of US military assistance to Greece.
DECLASSIFIED
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E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979
By NLT-
NC NARS, Date 11-13-to