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Action Rec'd: January 28, 1964
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5:22 p.:m.
r=ROM: Madrid 
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ACTION: Secstate 1494 
DATE: 

LIMDIS 
Mr. McCone on January 27 sumir,,arized status of Soviet military strength and economic-agricultural problem to General Franco who then said among oth2r comments: 
(A) 
Soviets had gained militarily on the 'ATest since World War II even though west still much stronger; 

(B) 
Growing demands of an educated public within Soviet Union would probably now work to advantage of WP-St. (Airmailing full mel!lo of conversation.) 


I believe hour's conversations not only served us,eful goodwill purpose but by ir.1p lication put Spanish military contribution in perspective and thus tended to facilitate use of 3.3 
Cb) { S)
R,ota Base. 
McCone summarized Pat!ama incident at l uncheon hosted by Under­
secretary Cortina January 27 detailing particl pati.on Cuba 
trained agitators and Cuban materiel in Panam.a~ Bolivia, 
Honduras, Venezuela and ZanzibaI:·o (This helped lay background 
for further efforts to obtain GOS cooperation regarding Cuba.) 
During brief call Foreign Ministe:t' tcld 1"~:cCon<-?. that General F h db , ' '" ' .J l..of ., "
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ranco a een mucn :tncerester,,,. in t .u _r"o t..as-t: J . (~ _ 
J.s. a.Lso in... dicated Cortina had re.ported intere.t·i..:i'1g 1.uncL..~c·n Cl""t:i.versation to him" 
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SECRET 
-2-1494, January 28, 8 p .. m.. from: £.~adrid. 
.1cCone gave Captain=Genera1 Munoz Gr.andes during hour and half on January 28 all information provided to General Franco and Cortina.. Munoz Grand.es very interested and asked many questions to be sure of detailed facta.. Memo of conversation being airmailed.. Most significant comments by Munoz Grandes were: 
(A) Declaration of loyalty to relationship with D~S .. going beyond treaties or agreements; 
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(B) 
View that French Government has made bad mi.;:.. t,EJke in recognizing Collllnunist China de.magin.g French int~~-c'::~..;ts Africa and European unity; 

(C) 
View that GOS and USG should work more closely to5et..h.er in Hispanic America; and 

(D) 
Reiterated concern about politi..i:::ll and milit~n.".'y softness North Africa .. 


GP-4. 
WOODWARD 
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