DEPARTMENT OF STATE                     
 
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                           JAN 17 1945                      
 
                                                            
 
 
His Majesty's Ambassador presents his compliments to the Secretary 
      of State and has the honour to transmit to him a translation 
      of the letter addressed by General Franco to the Spanish Ambassador 
      in London for communication to His Majesty's Government, together 
      with a copy of Mr. Winston Churchill's reply, which will be despatched 
      to the Spanish Ambassador in the course of the next few days. 
      It is desired that the Secretary of State be good enough to show 
              this correspondence to the President.         
 
                                                            
 
 
2. The correspondence is also being communicated to Marshal 
                             Stalin.                        
 
                                                            
 
                   DECLASSIFIED (See Original)              
 
                                                            
 
                         BRITISH MBASSY,                    
 
                        WASHINGTEON, D.C.                   
 
      January 17th, 1945