352.1153 St 2/23: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Spain (Blair)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, January 27,
1928—7 p.m.
10. Reference your 10, January 26, 11 a.m.
- (1)
- Before further instructing you as to a protest, the Department deems it essential to ascertain the British Government’s position toward the Spanish oil monopoly and the form of action contemplated by the British. As the Department is expecting to talk over this matter on January 30 with the British Embassy, it wishes you meanwhile to cable a report concerning the British Embassy’s attitude in Madrid and any cooperation by it with the American and French Embassies there.
- (2)
- Any further action which the French Embassy in Madrid [Page 842] may take in regard to the valuation proceedings at Santander should, of course, also be reported.
- (3)
- This Government’s desire to cooperate as closely as possible with the French and British Governments, both here and in Madrid, may be stressed by you to your two colleagues. If you see fit, you may emphasize to them the importance of having the three Governments show themselves in accord, fundamentally, concerning the Spanish monopoly’s expropriation and valuation proceedings.
Kellogg