852.00/3128: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Third Secretary of Embassy in Spain (Wendelin)
125. Your X–144, September 13, 7 p.m. In view of the considerations set forth in your telegram, you may offer Americans in Madrid a period of a few days (the number is left to your discretion) to determine whether they wish to take advantage of a final offer of evacuation on the Quincy. You should inform them that you have been instructed to close the Embassy as a place of refuge upon the expiration of this period with only such delay as may be necessary to make arrangements to evacuate those who have by that time declared their wish to leave Spain. You may request visit of Quincy directly but you should simultaneously inform Department of action taken. As you know we telegraphed in a separate message about transportation for destitute Americans who could not leave Spain without financial assistance.