852.75 National Telephone Company/151: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Laughlin) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 4—2:20 p.m.]
5. Rock8 has received following letter from Azaña9 under date of February 2:
“As members of the Commission which is to prepare the revision of the existing contract between your company and the State the following have been designated: the Director General of the Administration of Justice (Casanueva), Director General of Telecommunication (Sastre) and Garate, representative of the Ministry of Finance in the company.
“I hope that corresponding designations will be made on your part so that the labors may commence immediately.”
Rock has no further information. He has hitherto been given to understand that a Cabinet minister would sit in the joint committee as “moderator” and that designations would be made on basis of a decree.
My opinion that telephone company should be strongly represented has not been modified.