U.S. Efforts to Continue the Program of Military, Economic, and Technical Cooperation with Emphasis on the Development and Security of U.S. Bases in Spain; Secretary Dulles’ Visit to Madrid, December 20, 19571

1. For previous documentation on U.S. relations with Spain, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. VI, Part 2, pp. 1777 ff.


184. Memorandum From Robert B. Black to the Deputy Director of the Office for Program and Planning of the Foreign Operations Administration (Ohly)

Source: Department of State, Military Assistance Program Files: Lot 59 D 448, MAP—Spain (FY 1955). Secret. Robert B. Black was the Officer for Europe in the Office for Program and Planning,FOA.


185. Report Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Spain 1954–55. Top Secret. A cover sheet; a May 17 memorandum by Elmer B. Staats, Executive Officer of the Operations Coordinating Board, transmitting the Report to the OCB; and a second memorandum by Staats, May 3, transmitting the Report to the National Security Council, are not printed.


186. Memorandum of Discussion at the 248th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 12, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on May 13.


187. Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/6–2955. Secret. Drafted in WE on June 7; cleared with RA, H, GTI, G, P, EUR, and OEE; and approved by Merchant. Sent to Madrid, London, The Hague, Brussels, Oslo, Rome, Ankara, Athens, Lisbon, Bonn, Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Reykjavik, Ottawa, and Paris.


188. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President’s Special Assistant (Dodge)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Records of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy, Office of the Chairman. Secret. Drafted by Herbert B. Thompson on September 26.


189. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Spain

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 740.5/8–3155. Confidential. Drafted in EUR/RA on September 13 and cleared with WE, EE, and the Department of Defense. Repeated to Paris.


190. Memorandum of a Conversation, General FRANCO’s Residence, Madrid, November 5, 1955

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 627, CF 572. Secret. Drafted by Merchant. On October 25, the Spanish Ambassador had raised the possibility of Secretary Dulles visiting Madrid while he was at Geneva for the Conference of Foreign Ministers. On November 1, Dulles took advantage of a break in the conference to pay a 6½-hour visit to Spain.


192. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Foreign Minister Martin Artajo, Madrid, November 1, 1955

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 572. Confidential. Drafted by Dulles on November 3.


193. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador Lodge’s Residence, Madrid, November 1, 1955

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 609. Top Secret. Drafted by Byington on November 9.


194. Letter From Secretary of State Dulles to General Franco

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 582. Personal and Confidential. Drafted by Merchant and transmitted to Ambassador Lodge on November 13 for delivery to General FRANCO.


195. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Spanish Ambassador (Areilza), Department of State, Washington, December 5, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/11–2555. Confidential. Drafted by John Wesley Jones.


196. Letter From General Franco to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File. Confidential.


197. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, April 10, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56352/4–1456. Confidential. Drafted by Jones.


198. Memorandum of Discussion at the 283d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 3, 1956

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on May 4.


199. Letter From Foreign Minister Martin Artajo to the Ambassador in Spain (Lodge)

Source: Department of State, Madrid Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64, 500, ICA 1956–1958. Official Use Only. The source text is a translation of the original letter.


200. Letter From the Ambassador in Spain (Lodge) to Foreign Minister Martin Artajo

Source: Department of State, Madrid Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64, 500, ICA 1956–1958.


201. Memorandum of Conversation, Department of State, Washington, November 20, 1956

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


202. Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Madrid Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64, 320, NATO 1956–1958. Confidential. Drafted by Byington on May 14. Repeated to Paris for Perkins.


203. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Brundage) and the Secretary of State, Washington, June 25, 1957, 9:08 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “Reported by Sec at Tues, staff meeting, Dillon & Elbrick present.”


204. Letter From the Ambassador in Spain (Lodge) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)

Source: Department of State, Madrid Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64, 320, NATO 1956–1958. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted by Lodge.


205. Report Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Spain 1956–1957. Secret. A cover sheet, an undated memorandum by Staats, a financial annex, and a pipeline analysis are not printed.


206. Memorandum From the Director of the U.S. Operations Mission in Spain (Aldrich) to the Ambassador in Spain (Lodge)

Source: Department of State, Madrid Embassy Files: Lot 64 F 64, 500 Spain 1956–58. Attached to the source text is a memorandum from Aldrich to Lodge of November 22 which states that this memorandum reflected some thoughts on how to deal with the Spanish allegation that U.S. activities in Spain contributed to Spain’s inflation problem.


207. Memorandum of a Conversation, Madrid, December 20, 1957

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 955. Secret. Drafted by Elbrick.