352.1121 Ordonez, Eduardo/1: Telegram
The Third Secretary of Embassy in Spain (Wendelin) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received November 11—11:45 a.m.]
X–303. Reference Department’s telegram of September 26 to Consulate87 authorizing registration for 4 months of Eduardo Ordonez, person mentioned was in prison for past 2 months charged with complicity [Page 757] in Fascist intrigues against Government. He admitted having belonged to the Spanish Phalanx (Fascist organization) which alone would ordinarily be enough to condemn him. Embassy and Consulate have used every effort for past month to obtain his release but for some time found efforts constantly checkmated despite good will of authorities. He was finally released yesterday and brought to the Embassy after personal intervention of military governor, delegate of public order and president of Supreme Court. Latter appointed special judge to take pro forma testimony which supported by my letter certifying that he had not participated in subversive activity against regime was accepted as justification for his release.
As far as I know there are now no American nationals under arrest in Madrid.
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