Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Western Europe, Volume VII, Part II

U.S. POLICY TOWARD SPAIN: Document List

Document 303: Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Madrid, January 31, 1958, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5852/1–3158. Secret.

Document 304: Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Madrid, February 11, 1958, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.52/2–1158. Secret; Priority.

Document 305: Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Madrid, March 24, 1958, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 752.5–MSP/3–2458. Secret; Priority.

Document 306: Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to Chief of State Franco

April 17, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.11–DU/4–1758. Secret. Drafted by Dulles on April 16 and cleared with Reinhardt, Elbrick, Torbert, and Palmer.

Document 307: Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Madrid, April 19, 1958, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/4–1958. Secret; Priority.

Document 308: Memorandum of Conversation

May 12, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 752.11/5–1258. Confidential. Drafted by Jova, who had become acquainted with Don Juan while serving as First Secretary of the Embassy in Lisbon, 1954–1957.

Document 309: Intelligence Report

August 7, 1958.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, OSS–State Intelligence Reports. Secret; Noforn. The report, prepared in the Division of Research for Western Europe, comprised a cover sheet; table of contents; abstract; sections on the present internal political situation, probable political trends, Spanish foreign policy, economic trends; and four tables.

Document 310: Memorandum of Conversation

November 28, 1958.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.5241/11–2858. Confidential. Drafted by Sacksteder. A summary of this memorandum was sent to Madrid in telegram 652, November 28. (Ibid.)

Document 311: Memorandum of Conversation

May 7, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 752.00/5–759. Confidential. Drafted by Sacksteder.

Document 312: Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Dillon to President Eisenhower

June 4, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 752.00/5–2059. Secret. Drafted by Sacksteder and cleared by McBride and White. Secretary of State Herter was attending the Geneva Foreign Ministers Meeting May 11–June 19.

Document 313: Memorandum of Conversation

July 9, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Confidential. Drafted by Beigel.

Document 314: Editorial Note

Document 315: Memorandum of Conversation

London, August 31, 1959, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1749. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by McBride and approved by Goodpaster on September 2. The meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy Residence.

Document 316: Memorandum of Conversation

London, August 31, 1959, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1749. Confidential. Drafted by McBride and approved by S on September 2. The meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy Residence.

Document 317: Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Madrid, December 5, 1959,11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/12–559. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. A typed notation on the source text reads: “Note: This telegram has been repeated to Mr. Murphy.”

Document 318: Memorandum of Conversation

Madrid, December 22, 1959, 8 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1545. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Fraleigh on December 31 and approved by Murphy and Goodpaster on January 11, 1960.

Document 319: Despatch From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State

Lisbon, December 29, 1959.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 752.11/12–2959. Confidential.

Document 320: Letter From Chief of State Franco to President Eisenhower

Madrid, March 18, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman Files, International File. No classification marking. The source text is a Department of State translation. The letter was delivered to President Eisenhower by Foreign Minister Castiella on March 23; see Document 327. The source text bears the President’s initials.

Document 321: Editorial Note

Document 322: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Valliere and Van Reigersberg and approved in S on April 1. Five separate memoranda of this conversation were prepared; see Documents 323–326. A summary of this conversation was sent to Madrid in telegram 1342, March 24. (Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616)

Document 323: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Valliere and Van Reigersberg and approved in S on April 1. See also Documents 322 and 324–326.

Document 324: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Valliere and Van Reigersberg and approved in S on April 1. See also Documents 322–323 and 325–326.

Document 325: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Valliere and Van Reigersberg and approved in S on April 1. See also Documents 322–324 and 326.

Document 326: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Valliere and Van Reigersberg and approved in S on April 1. See also Documents 322–325.

Document 327: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 11:15 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster. The meeting was held in the President’s office in the White House. White and Lodge also drafted a memorandum of this conversation, which was subsequently divided into four separate memoranda covering Franco’s letter, the Spanish stabilization program, Spanish Protestants, and tourism in Spain. Copies of these memoranda are in Department of State, President’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149. A summary of the conversation was transmitted to Madrid in telegram 1343, March 24. (Ibid., Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616)

Document 328: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616. Confidential. Drafted by Starrs and approved in M on April 5. Four separate memoranda covering this conversation were prepared; see Documents 329–331.

Document 329: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616. Confidential. Drafted by Starrs and approved in M on April 5. See also Documents 328 and 330–331.

Document 330: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616. Confidential. Drafted by Starrs and approved in M on April 5. See also Documents 328–329 and 331.

Document 331: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616. Confidential. Drafted by Starrs and approved in M on April 5. See also Documents 328–330.

Document 332: Memorandum of Conversation

March 23, 1960, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1616. Official Use Only. Drafted by Beigel and approved in U on March 26. A summary of this conversation was sent to Madrid in telegram 1344, March 24. (Ibid.)

Document 333: Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Madrid, September 28, 1960, 9 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.00/9–2860. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

Document 334: Memorandum of Discussion at the 461st Meeting of the National Security Council

September 29, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Boggs.

Document 335: National Security Council Report

October 5, 1960.

Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, NSC 6016 Series. Secret. NSC 6016/1 comprised a cover sheet; a note by Executive Secretary Lay, which stated that it had been approved by the President on October 5 and that it superseded NSC 5710/1; a statement of policy; and a Financial Appendix. Only the statement of policy and part of the Financial Appendix are printed here. NSC 6016, September 19, was discussed by the NSC on September 29 and revised pursuant to that discussion; see Document 334.