No. 907
Editorial Note

On September 26, the following documents were signed in Madrid by the Spanish and American negotiators: a Defense Agreement, together with a Note Pursuant to the Second Paragraph of Article III of the Defense Agreement and a Technical Agreement Annex to the Defense Agreement; an Economic Aid Agreement; a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement, together with a Tax Relief Annex and an Interpretative Note in regard to the Tax Relief Annex; Technical Schedule No. 1: Acquisition and Development of Agreed Land Areas, Rights-of-Way and Facilities; Technical Schedule No. 2: Construction Procedures; Technical Schedule No. 3: Utilization of Agreed Areas, Rights-of-Way and Facilities; and Technical Schedule No. 4: Personnel. The Defense Agreement (without the Note and the Technical Agreement), the Economic Aid Agreement, and the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement, together with the Tax Relief Annex and the Interpretative Note in regard to the Tax Relief Annex, are printed in United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST), volume 4 (pt. 2), page 1876. The Defense Agreement, the Economic Aid Agreement, and the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement, along with the Tax Relief Annex, are printed in Department of State Bulletin, October 5, 1953, page 435. The Note Pursuant to the Second Paragraph of Article III of the Defense Agreement, the Technical Agreement Annex to the Defense Agreement, and the four Technical Schedules remained secret. Each of the Agreements entered into force upon signature.