711.52/355: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Hayes) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 17—3 p.m.]
551. My 550, February 16, 10 p.m. I told British Ambassador of my conversation with Jordana yesterday in the course of which Jordana had incidentally remarked that both British Ambassador and I and our Commercial Attachés had previously expressed the opinion that our request for a wolfram embargo was not a closed [Page 341] matter and that what we really wanted was to limit so far as possible exports of wolfram to Germany. I vigorously denied this for myself and Ackerman. Hoare said he would seek an early interview with Jordana in order to confirm his complete support of my position.