On November 22, 1945, the Ambassador of Greece had occasion for the first time to communicate, orally, to the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs that the Hellenic Government would be interested in securing from the Canadian Government, on the basis of the Export Credits Act, a credit destined for the purchase of Canadian products so as to cover a part of the actual needs in Greece.

On December 4th, 1945, in conformity with instructions from his Government, the Ambassador of Greece had the honour to address a letter to the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs on the same matter (Letter No. 1218).

On December 10, 1945, by his note No. 21, the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs brought to the attention of the Ambassador of Greece that before consideration is given to his country's request for export credit, a programme covering the supplies which Greece intends to procure in Canada must be presented. Said communication ended as follows: "The sacrifices which your gallant countrymen made during the war and the difficulties which face your country today are fully appreciated by the Canadian Government. We share with other Allied Governments the earnest hope that ways and means will be found to ease the tremendous reconstruction problems which confront the Greek people."

On January 11, 1946, by his note No. 1283,t the Ambassador of Greece submitted to the Attention of the Secretary of State the list of Canadian products which the Hellenic Government intended to procure with the credit requested.

On January 16, 1946, by his letter No. 1,t the Secretary of State for External Affairs supplied the Ambassador of Greece with information as to the possibility of securing in Canada the products listed in the aforesaid letter of the Ambassador of Greece.

On January 22, 1946, the Ambassador of Greece had a long conversation on this same topic with the Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. W. C. Clark, who promised to inform the Ambassador of Greece of the decision of the Canadian Government after entente with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance.

No further communication from the Canadian Government relative to the request of the Hellenic Government on this matter has been received until the present moment.

The Hellenic Government, sprung from the will of the people as expressed by the vote of March 31, 1946, has charged the Ambassador of Greece to express to the Canadian Government the hope that it would help in the great effort to reconstruct the country which the Hellenic Government assumed, by providing the possibility of securing, through a credit, those products existing and easily procurable on the Canadian market. As an indication, the Hellenic Government is particularly interested in the following products:

Railroad material

Raw materials for industry

Machinery and spare parts for industrial installations

Building material