811.20 Defense (M) Spain/1182: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Spain (Hayes)
2454. Your 3342, November 15, midnight. The Department has considered the Portuguese angle and contemplates appropriate representations in Lisbon at the proper time. This should not be communicated to the Spanish Government and you may answer any inquiries from that source by simply stating that you have no instructions with regard to any proposals respecting the Portuguese wolfram trade.
The Department takes this opportunity to urge again that you proceed rapidly for obtaining the wolfram embargo as well as the other concessions we seek. The Department is under the impression that these concessions can be obtained at this time but that every delay will render the achievement of satisfactory results more difficult. The Department is encouraged by certain expressions in your despatch 1480 of October 1988 and trusts that the Embassy will approach this task urgently.
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