Previous Documents of the Day

12 June 197512 June 1975. The applications of Greece for membership of the three European Communities (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Archives of the Embassy in Rome 1975, File 5.1)

Testimony of a French Lieutenant on the bravery of the Greek troops19 May/1st June 1917. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Greek Provisional Gorvernment N. Politis (Thessaloniki) to the Ambassador of the Greek Provisional Government of Thessaloniki in London I. Gennadius: Testimony of a French Lieutenant on the bravery of the Greek troops (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Archives of the Embassy in London 1917, File 1.3)

Treaty of Accession of Greece to the European CommunitiesOn May 28th 1979 the Treaty of Accession of Greece to the European Communities was signed at the Zappeion Megaron in Athens. The European Communities Directorate of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially informs the Greek diplomatic and consular authorities abroad on the signing of the Treaty (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Archives of the Embassy in Rome 1979, File 3450)

16/28 April 184216/28 April 1842. The first Consul of Greece in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is appointed. It is Ηenri Riedy, a French (Royal Decree 16 April 1842, Government Gazette 1/1843). It is the first appointment of a consular or diplomatic representative of Greece in a Latin America state  (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1842, File 39:22)

24 April 196724 April 1967. Three days after the coup d'état in Athens, the Greek Embassy in Paris informs the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the first demostration against the Junta that was held in front of the building of the Embassy (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1967, File 34.8)

17 and 19 April 191217 and 19 Αpril 1912. Copy of the letter of condolences dispatched by the Greek Ambassador in London I. Gennadios to the British government on the sinking of the Titanic, and the reply of the Foreign Office (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1912, File 56.6, p.4)

11/23 April 191211/23 April 1912. The Greek Ambassador in London I.Gennadios informs the Minister of Foreign Affairs that he expressed his condolences on behalf of the Greek government to the the British government on the sinking of the Titanic (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1912, File 56.6, p.3)

3/15 April 18273/15 April 1827. Letter by Ioannis Kapodistrias from London to the (Greek) Vice-Government Committee, during his visit there before assuming his duties as Governor of Greece (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1827, File 10.1/Συνθήκη 6ης Ιουλίου, p.21)

18 March 195718 March 1957. The Greek Embassy in Bonn announces that the last details have been agreed upon and that the Treaties founding the EEC and the EURATOM will be signed in Rome on March 25th, 1957 (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1957, File 68.2)

2 February 1957. "A great step has been taken towards the unification of Europe"2 February 1957. "A great step has been taken towards the unification of Europe". The Greek Ambassador in Brussels Ch. Zamarias reports on the first reactions after the announcement of the agreement for the creation of the EEC (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Archives of the Embassy in Paris 1957, File 1.2)

25th March and Filiki Etaireia25th March and Filiki Etaireia. Handwritten drawing of the flag of the "Filiki Etaireia" with encrypted text. It was a secret Greek society founded in 1814 in Odessa by three Greek merchants: Nicholas Skoufa from Arta, Emmanuel Xanthos from Patmos and Athanasios Tsakalof from Ioannina (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1957, File A/ΦΙΛΙΚΑ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΑ 1821)

4/16 May 18224/16 May 1822. Almost a year after the beginning of the Greek War of Independance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Government of Greece Theodoros Negris invites consular and diplomatic representatives of foreign governments located in the liberated Greek territories to be accredited to the Greek Government (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1957, File B)

The Greek Community of Tunis expresses its enthusiasm for the Liberation of Ioannina22 February 1913. The Greek Community of Tunis expresses its enthusiasm for the Liberation of Ioannina and sends its congratulations to Crown Prince Constantine and Prime Minister E. Venizelos. One of many similar telegrams that followed the Liberation of Ioannina on 21.2.1913 (old calendar)during the First Balkan War (Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1913 / 16.6).

1 novembre 18341 Novembre 1834. Décret sur la nomination de M. Soutzo comme Envoyé (Ambassadeur) à Saint-Pétersbourg, en Russie, signé par le Roi Othon.

(Ministère grec des Affaires étrangères, Service des Archives diplomatiques et historiques, Archives du Service Central 1834, File 16/2)

Greek blood on the fascist dictatorship"Greek blood on the fascist dictatorship". The Italian Ambassador in Athens E. Grazzi, in a article published in Rome's newspaper Giornale del Matino after the end of the War, describes how he handed the Italian ultimatum to I. Metaxas. One of the 21 letters-articles by the Italian Ambassador, published between July-August 1945, that the Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives published in Greek in a volume in 2008, entitled “Grazzi writes about the Italian attack against Greece”.

10 Αυγούστου 191510 August 1915. Eleftherios Venizelos informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that King Constantine appointed him Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the Liberal Party’s victory in the elections of 31st May 1915 [Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, Central Service Archives 1915, F. Ε/98 (3)]

October 19, 2016