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Επιστολή του Άγγλου πρεσβευτή στην Ελλάδα, Clifford Norton, προς τον Σ. Βενιζέλο σχετικά με την επέτειο της 28ης Οκτωβρίου και τη συμπλήρωση 10 χρόνων από την ημέρα της νίκης της Ελλάδας εναντίον του εισβολέα.

226.29.216 · 1950 Οκτώβριος 28 · Αγγλική · machine-generated, not reviewed

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Επιστολή του Άγγλου πρεσβευτή στην Ελλάδα, Clifford Norton, προς τον Σ. Βενιζέλο σχετικά με την επέτειο της 28ης Οκτωβρίου και τη συμπλήρωση 10 χρόνων από την ημέρα της νίκης της Ελλάδας εναντίον του εισβολέα.
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Επιστολή
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Norton Clifford Πρεσβευτής της Αγγλίας στην Ελλάδα
Recipients
Βενιζέλος Σοφοκλής Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας
Keywords
Ευχές - ευχαριστίες - συγχαρητήρια · Επέτειος 28ης Οκτωβρίου 1940
Subjects
Εορτασμοί, απονομές, επέτειοι, μνημόσυνα · Ευχαριστίες
Source
https://venizelosarchives.gr/show/101563 · Europeana
Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Accessed 2026-11-09

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226.29.216 p. 1

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BRITISH EMBASSY, ATHENS. 28th October 1950 My dear Prime Minister, On the tenth anniversary of the day on which Greece defied the armed might of the aggressor, I have the honour to convey to Your Excellency, and through you to the Greek people, a heartfelt message of greeting and remembrance. The whole free world recalls that great day with emotions of the deepest admiration and gratitude, and my countrymen are proud to have taken part at the side of the Greeks in their historic struggle. At that time the greater part of Europe had been over-run by the aggressors and the British Commonwealth stood alone. The decision of your King, Government and people to defend at all costs the Greek ideals of freedom and justice was therefore all the more heroic. Our two countries still stand side by side. The friends of Greece throughout the world rejoice that the Greek people can celebrate this anniversary in 1950 in good heart, and in the confident hope that the united efforts of the democratic world will ensure the peaceful triumph of those ideals for which they had to fight ten years ago. I am, My dear Prime Minister, Yours sincerely, Clifford Norton. His Excellency Monsieur Sophocles Venizelos, Prime Minister

Stamps and notes

  • stamp ΠΡΟΕΔΡΕΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΕΩΣ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟΝ ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΘΥΡ. ΦΑΚ. T/1 top center
  • archival 226/29/216 top right
  • handwritten_note My dear Prime Minister, Yours sincerely, Clifford Norton. middle right
  • letterhead BRITISH EMBASSY, ATHENS. top right

Uncertain readings

  • Α/Σ handwritten over stamp
  • T/1 handwritten in red ink

Demotic Greek

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Turkish

İNGİLTERE BÜYÜKELÇİLİĞİ, ATİNA. 28 Ekim 1950 Aziz Başbakanım, Yunanistan'ın saldırganın silahlı gücüne meydan okuduğu günün onuncu yıldönümünde, Ekselanslarına ve sizin aracılığınızla Yunan halkına içten bir selam ve anma mesajı iletmekten şeref duyarım. Tüm özgür dünya o büyük günü en derin hayranlık ve minnet duygularıyla anmaktadır. Yurttaşlarım da Yunanlıların yanında onların tarihî mücadelesine katılmış olmaktan gurur duymaktadır. O sırada Avrupa'nın büyük bölümü saldırganlar tarafından istila edilmiş bulunuyordu ve İngiliz Milletler Topluluğu yalnız başına ayakta duruyordu. Bu nedenle Kralınızın, Hükûmetinizin ve halkınızın Yunan özgürlük ve adalet ideallerini her ne pahasına olursa olsun savunma kararı bir o kadar daha kahramancaydı. İki ülkemiz hâlâ omuz omuza durmaktadır. Dünyanın dört bir yanındaki Yunanistan dostları, Yunan halkının bu yıldönümünü 1950 yılında gönül ferahlığı içinde kutlayabilmesinden sevinç duymaktadır. Yunan halkı bu yıldönümünü, demokratik dünyanın birleşik çabalarının, on yıl önce uğrunda savaşmak zorunda kaldığı ideallerin barışçı yoldan zaferini sağlayacağına duyduğu güven dolu umutla kutlamaktadır. Aziz Başbakanım, Saygı ve samimiyetle, Clifford Norton. Ekselansları Mösyö Sophocles Venizelos, Başbakan

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