Public Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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Author: Dwight D. Eisenhower  | Date: August 18, 1953

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Exchange of Messages Between the President and King Paul of Greece Concerning an Earthquake Disaster.
August 18, 1953

[Released August 18, 1953. Dated August 14, 1953]

TOGETHER with the people and Government of the United States I express my profound sympathy to the suffering people of Greece whose families have been killed or injured and homes destroyed in the recent earthquake. Rest assured the American Red Cross and United States Government agencies already assisting will continue to see you through this disaster.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

NOTE: King Paul’s message follows:

I was greatly touched by your kind message, and together with my people am indeed grateful to you personally and to the government and the people of the United States for your sympathy and prompt assistance in our disaster. I would also like to express to you our warmest thanks for the valuable aid given to us by the American Red Cross and the United States Government agency as well as for the courageous and efficient help of the United States Navy and Air Force to our distressed areas.

PAUL R.

The messages were released at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colo.

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Chicago: Dwight D. Eisenhower, "172 Exchange of Messages Between the President and King Paul of Greece Concerning an Earthquake Disaster.," Public Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), P.861 Original Sources, accessed July 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3TTSKEX3WTCNLH9.

MLA: Eisenhower, Dwight D. "172 Exchange of Messages Between the President and King Paul of Greece Concerning an Earthquake Disaster." Public Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), P.861, Original Sources. 26 Jul. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3TTSKEX3WTCNLH9.

Harvard: Eisenhower, DD, '172 Exchange of Messages Between the President and King Paul of Greece Concerning an Earthquake Disaster.' in Public Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953. cited in , Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), P.861. Original Sources, retrieved 26 July 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3TTSKEX3WTCNLH9.