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- // ΜΤ-021959 // 27/2/1939
Reuters telegram
DImensions: 24 x 20 cm Location: Greece, Athens Material: telegraphic paper
Copy of a telegram, written in English, which is sent by the Reuters news agency, concerning the visit of Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sukru Saracoglu in Athens. According to the telegram, the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs laid a wreath on the Monument for the Unknown Soldier on 27/2/1939 and dined with King George. The Minister's visit in Athens, as a formal guest of the Greek government (the dictatorship of Metaxas), lasted from 26/2 until 1/3/1939.