740.0011 European War 1939/6623: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Weddell) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:40 p.m.]
635. Department’s 297, November 9, 6 p.m. I yesterday delivered to the Foreign Office a note concerning Tangier following the Department’s text. The Minister accepted the note without comment.
In the course of the ensuing conversation I referred to statements made in the former Minister’s note of June 1424 concerning the neutrality of jurisdictional waters remarking that I understand that there were two Italian submarines at Tangier and that these statements would receive a practical illustration by the manner in which the Spanish authorities treated these naval units.
The Minister replied affirmatively and stated that as a matter of fact instructions had been issued that these submarines depart within a period of 20 days from their entry into port.
When I saw the Minister he had just concluded a long interview with the Military Governor of Spanish Morocco.
Repeated to Tangier.