840.48 Refugees/4111a
The Department of State to the British Embassy
The aide-mémoire of the British Embassy dated April 16, 1943, in regard to the action of the Spanish Government in closing the Pyrenean frontier to refugees, has been given careful consideration.
This matter has been brought to the attention of the Spanish Ambassador,60 who has stated in reply that his Government is giving refuge to the persons entering Spain through the Pyrenees and is not returning them to Germany or delivering any of them to German influences. He added that he was in every way sympathetic and that [Page 299] on his return to Spain next week he would present the matter orally to his Government and would urge it to continue the practice which it has instituted and to render every assistance to the refugees.
- Juan Francísco de Cárdenas.↩