852.75 National Telephone Company/2 a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Spain (Crosby)
68. The International Telephone and Telegraph Company informs me that a bill has been introduced into the Cortes declaring the contract with the National Telephone Company illegal and confiscating eventually the equipment, and the Department does not yet know the other provisions. You should immediately inform the Spanish Government that the United States is interested in the rights of the American Company which controls the Spanish Company and should keep the Department closely informed as to what happens.