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April 7, 3 PM 
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Undersecretary Foreign Affairs called DCM to Foreign Office 
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April 6 to discuss Common Market timetable for Spain. He 
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seemed discouraged after talks with Spanish Ambassadors 
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especially Casa Miranda from Brussels. 
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Cortina stated Spanish letter of February 1964 following two CCM years after original Spanish application for "association lead­
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ing to eventual membership" already represented pulling back 
P.MR 	from original position in that it spoke only of trade arrange­ments with EEC. Cortina then reviewed March events in Brussels regarding Spain which he clearly regarded as set back. Finally he said Spanish Ambassador Brussels now convinced April EEC meeting would not discuss Spain at all and any further action now postponed until May at earliest. Casa Miranda had been given reason for continued inaction on Spain that April. agenda devoted entirely to problem inflation in Connnon Market (i.e., 
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Cortina spoke quite frankly regarding his disappointment to Spain and showed some bitterness regarding Italian attitude. 
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Control: 5 7 2 7 Rec'd: April 7, 1964 
2:55 PM