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[CO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 348 OF 5 AUGUST/INFO PRIORITY GIBRALTAR (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR) AND UKMIS NEW YORK
YOUR TELNO 247
SPAIN/GIBRALTAR/U.N.
I GOT BACK TO MADRID THIS MORNING FROM SAN SEBASTIAN WHERE I
SAW THE SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER AS ARRANGED ON AUGUST 3RD
AND SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED.
2. WHEN I SUGGESTED TO THE MINISTER THAT HE MIGHT CONTINUE THE
DIALOGUE WITH YOU IN NEW YORK HE AGREED. BUT SAID HE WOULD
LIKE TO RECEIVE OUR COUNTER PROPOSALS FIRST: COULD I LET HIM HAVE THEM IN SAN SEBASTIAN ON AUGUST 23RD? HE PLAINLY WANTS TO SEE WHETHER THERE IS REAL SUBSTANCE IN THESE BEFORE DECIDING
MIETHER TO GO ON TALKING TO US OR TO PUT THE QUESTION BACK TO
THE UNITED NATIONS. HE WILL, I SUPPOSE, HAVE TO GET A FINAL DECISION ON THIS AT THE CABINET MEETING IN SAN SEBASTIAN ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. HEANWHILE, NO.
CAN AT LEAST REPORT TO THE CABINET MEETING
.
XT LA CORUNA ON AUGUST 16TH THAT HE HAS RESUMED CONTACT WITH US.
3. LOPEZ RODO PLANS TO BE IN NEW YORK FROM SEPTEMBER 23 TO 30.
4. AS AT PRESENT PLANNED I SHALL BE IN MADRID UNTIL I RETURN TO-
SAN SEBASTIAN ON AUGUST 22ND.
5. MY IF T GIVES SUBSTANCE OF CONVERSATION.
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