852.01/156: Telegram
The Third Secretary of Embassy in Spain (Wendelin) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received 5:15 p.m.]
X–331. At request of official in charge of German Embassy here, I am forwarding following message to the Embassy at Berlin for transmission to German Foreign Office:
“Advise under which protection Embassy and German citizens at Madrid should be. Situation very dangerous having Spanish refugees. Armaments not sufficient. Cable immediately. Ahles.”
German and Italian Embassies here are heavily guarded but publication in last evening’s press of news of recognition of Burgos government by those Governments95 has undoubtedly placed them in serious position. Situation of German Embassy particularly serious in case of mob attack because of large number of Spanish as well as some German refugees there.