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Letter from W. Churchill to E. Venizelos, concerning the issue of the settlement of Greek war debts to England.

173.273.16 · 1926 Δεκέμβριος 13 · Αγγλική · machine-generated, not reviewed

Archivist's abstract & metadata
Title (el)
Επιστολή του W.Churchill προς τον Ε.Βενιζέλο σχετικά με τον διακανονισμό της αποπληρωμής του πολεμικού χρέους της Ελλάδας προς την Αγγλία.
Archivist's abstract
Αναφέρεται στους όρους του διακανονισμού του πολεμικού χρέους της Ελλάδας που προτείνει η Αγγλία και δηλώνει ότι τους θεωρεί συμφέροντες για την Ελλάδα και πιστεύει ότι ήρθε η ώρα να τελειώσουν οι διαπραγματεύσεις μεταξύ των δύο χωρών.
Document type
Επιστολή
Original/copy
Αντίγραφο
Senders
Churchill, Winston- Chancellor of the Exchequer- 1874-1965
Recipients
Βενιζέλος Ελευθέριος Κ. 1864-1936
Mentioned
Μεγάλη Βρετανία
Source
https://venizelosarchives.gr/show/30037 · Europeana
Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Accessed 2026-11-09

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173.273.16 p. 1

Original text (diplomatic transcription)

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TREASURY CHAMBRES WHITEHALL, S.W. 13th.XII.1926 Dear monsieur Veniselos, The memorandum enclosed with your official letter to the Treasury of the 2nd December with reference to the Greek war Debt ne- gotiations has been considered with the greatest care, and I am ha- v ing an official reply sent to you in accordance with your request. It may perhaps be helpful in facilitating the rapid and successful conclusion of the negotiations which we both so strongly desire if I also let you know, before we meet, in a personal letter how the whole matter strikes me after again examining all the points which you have raised. If we were asking you, as the United States Government asked us, to assume responsibility for payment in full of the whole of your War Debt, I should say that you had made out a strong case for more fa- vourable treatment. But I have from the first indicated that I was prepared to make a very considerable reduction in the Greek War Debt and I have now autorised the Treasury to offer you a scale approxima- tely equivalent to 400.000 per anum. This scale I am satisfied re- presents the lowest figure at which I can recommend His Majesty's Go- vernment to fund these debts and it seems to me fully to take into ac- count all the claims of Greece for a generous treatment on our part. I feel sure that you will agree with me that the time has now to bring our negotiations to a rapid conclusion, and I hope that the framing of a definite agreement on the basis of this offer may be completed wi-

Stamps and notes

  • letterhead TREASURY CHAMBRES WHITEHALL, S.W. top-left
  • archival 16 left
  • archival 13th.XII.1926 top-right
  • handwritten_note Vn top-right
  • stamp MHA bottom-right

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Turkish

TREASURY CHAMBRES [Hazine Daireleri] WHITEHALL, S.W. 13.XII.1926 Sayın Mösyö Venizelos, Yunan Savaş Borcu müzakereleriyle ilgili olarak Hazine'ye gönderdiğiniz 2 Aralık tarihli resmî mektubunuza ekli muhtıra büyük bir özenle incelenmiştir ve talebiniz uyarınca size resmî bir cevap gönderilmesini sağlıyorum. Her ikimizin de bu denli güçlü biçimde arzu ettiği müzakerelerin hızlı ve başarılı bir şekilde sonuçlandırılmasını kolaylaştırmak bakımından, görüşmemizden önce, ileri sürdüğünüz bütün hususları yeniden inceledikten sonra meselenin bütününe dair izlenimlerimi kişisel bir mektupla size bildirmemin de belki faydası olabilir. Eğer, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Hükûmeti'nin bizden istediği gibi, biz de sizden Savaş Borcunuzun tamamını eksiksiz ödeme sorumluluğunu üstlenmenizi isteseydik, daha elverişli bir muameleye layık olduğunuza dair güçlü bir gerekçe ortaya koyduğunuzu söylerdim. Ancak en başından beri Yunan Savaş Borcunda çok önemli bir indirim yapmaya hazır olduğumu belirttim ve şimdi Hazine'yi size yıllık yaklaşık 400.000'e denk gelen bir ödeme planı teklif etmeye yetkilendirmiş bulunuyorum. Bu planın, Majestelerinin Hükûmeti'ne bu borçların konsolide edilmesini tavsiye edebileceğim en düşük rakamı temsil ettiğine kaniyim ve bana öyle geliyor ki plan, Yunanistan'ın tarafımızdan cömert bir muamele görme yönündeki bütün taleplerini tam olarak göz önünde bulunduruyor. Müzakerelerimizi hızla sonuçlandırma zamanının artık geldiği konusunda benimle aynı fikirde olacağınızdan eminim ve bu teklif temelinde kesin bir anlaşmanın hazırlanmasının birkaç gün

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