862.20252/218: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain ( Hayes ) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 19—3:36 a.m.]
3401. My 3323, November 12.46 I told Jordana this morning that my Government was greatly troubled over the inordinate number of German agents throughout Spain including active Nazi party members, [Page 630] members of the Gestapo, and sabotage and espionage agents. Moreover, we are aware that the number of these agents had increased recently. We are aware also of increasing German pressure on unneutral elements in Falange. I said I would reserve for the future further discussion of this matter in its larger aspects but at this time specifically I wished to state that the United States Government joined the British Government in requesting prompt suppression of the German Consulate General at Tangier and expulsion of German agents from there. I said we had abundant evidence that Tangier is an important base of operations of the German agents I had referred to. I then handed him a note on the subject.
Jordana limited his reply to saying he would study the note.
Repeated to Tangier.
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