352.1153 St 2/11: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Spain (Blair)
103. Following statement given to press today:
“Further advices from Spain indicate that seizures of American oil properties in Spain are continuing. The assurances given by the Spanish Government with respect to compensation for their expropriation and use, while giving rise to hope on the part of this Government that prompt and fair compensation will be made by the Spanish Government, cannot, however, be regarded as wholly satisfactory until they have been translated into appropriate action.”