852.6363/880: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Hayes) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 12—9:25 a.m.]
1236. Your 1017, May 6, 10 a.m. Without relating matter to question of aviation gasoline I sounded Minister of Foreign Affairs today [Page 687] on Spanish rights for American airline operating international service. He said he was much interested and would urge Cabinet and Franco to agree to granting such rights.
He reiterated hope aviation gas would soon be made available because of importance to Spain and principally because he feared our continued withholding might be interpreted as change in our policy toward Spain which would be difficult for public to understand since it is well known that Spain orienting its policy more and more toward United Nations. I said I was hopeful it would be made available and would keep him informed. See my 1210, May 10, 7 p.m.36
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