852.00/10–848: Telegram

The Ambassador in France ( Caffery ) to the Secretary of State

confidential

5270. My 5076, September 28. Trifon Gomez, Spanish labor leader in exile, called at Embassy this morning and explained that following communication which he left with us and which is signed by Indalecio Prieto, Antonio Perez, Trifon Gomez and Luis Jimenez de Asua in name of Socialist Party is text of an accord negotiated by Prieto with Gil Robles and signed in addition to latter by Saiz Rodriguez, Felix Bejarano and Conde del Andes representing Monarchists. He requested that names of Monarchists, aside from that of Gil Robles, be kept confidential. Text follows:

“The political forces signatories of this statement, wishing to avoid the ruin of their country and the sufferings which would be caused by whatever violent solutions of its political problem, solemnly engage themselves to abide by the following principles and to implant them, or [Page 1055] to help to implant them in a resolute way during a transitional period allowing Spain to establish normal institutions that will be the genuine expression of her will:

(1)
To decree a wide amnesty for political offenses.
(2)
To establish from the very beginning a legal statute which will regulate the rise of the rights of man and set up a system of judicial appeals against the transgressions of public power.
(3)
Inflexibly to maintain public order and to prevent all sorts of vengeance or reprisals for religious, social or political motives.
(4)
To readjust, with the cooperation of all the elements interested in production, the shattered national economy.
(5)
To exclude from the political leadership of the country every totalitarian group or influence, whatever their nuances may be.
(6)
Immediately to incorporate Spain to the group of the western nations of the European continent associated for the ERP started with the economic aid of the United States of America, and to incorporate her as well to the pact of the five—Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg—as the initial nucleus for the federation of western Europe, first, and of the whole Europe later on, always within the Charter of the United Nations promulgated in San Francisco.
(7)
To guarantee the free practice of worship and the consideration due to Catholic religion, without detriment for the respect also due to other beliefs, in agreement with freedom of thought.
(8)
Once the civil liberties have been restored, and that will take place with the greatest speed permitted by circumstances, to consult the nation to the effect of establishing a definitive political regime, either in a direct form or through representatives, but in any case by secret vote, to which all Spaniards of either sex with full political capacity will be entitled. The Government presiding this consultation, by its composition and the significance of its members must be an efficient guarantee impartiality.

The political forces signatories of the foregoing statement proceed to organize in a permanent form a liaison committee which will be in charge of everything concerning the fulfillment of the eight points embodied in the statement.”

Repeated Madrid 97, London 1032.

Caffery