740.0011 European War 1939/12124: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Weddell) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:35 p.m.]
551. With reference to my telegram 549, June 15, 8 p.m.,26a there is transmitted a translation of a note dated May 1, 1941 (received May 10) from the Foreign Minister:
“My dear Mr. Ambassador: I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday relative to the airmail letter addressed to the International General Electric Company of Bilbao to which Your Excellency referred in our conversation of April 19 which you recall to my attention, and in reply thereto I am pleased to inform you that an investigation is being made concerning the case in point, the result of which I shall inform you, it pleases me to anticipate to you that everything would [Page 907] make it appear from what can now be seen that the report will be completely vindicated from the Spanish point of view which will constitute a real satisfaction for me and I trust for Your Excellency as well.
I avail myself of this occasion to reiterate to you, my Mr. Ambassador, the assurance of my high consideration and my personal friendship.”
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