611.5231/823
The Department of State to the Spanish Embassy
Memorandum
Reference is made to the memorandum of September 6, 1934, from the Ambassador of Spain, in regard to the reciprocal assurances to be given by the Governments of Spain and of the United States with respect to the treatment of the commerce of the other prior to the negotiation of a reciprocal trade agreement.
The memorandum under reference is presented by the Ambassador of Spain in consequence of his conversation with Mr. Grady and Mr. Hickerson of the Department of State on August 17, 1934. In the course of this conversation it was pointed out to the Ambassador of Spain that the Government of the United States, while deeply appreciating the understanding of the Spanish Government, set forth in the Ambassador’s memorandum of September 6, that the Spanish Government will not establish a quota on any product in which the United States is especially interested, desired to be assured of a fair share of any quota which has been or which may be established on any product, even though such product is not of primary importance to the United States. The basis for determining such share was set forth in the second numbered paragraph of the memorandum handed to the Ambassador of Spain on July 17, 1934.21
The Ambassador’s memorandum of September 6, 1934, now gives the assurances desired by the United States. On the basis of this memorandum, therefore, the Government of the United States on its part reciprocally assures the Government of Spain that it will allot to Spain a fair share of any quota which it may establish. The reciprocal assurances thus given are to be effective until November 30, 1934.
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