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. ae ae 1p A VU) LAVA FY) 2 OG * UNLIBL so !.)00[l6UcSUVEKNMENL ©» yy TO MR, LADD nd ’ paTE: February 4, 1946 2, FROM 4 Je Se Somxcrianp L SUBJECT: ~“AMERTCAN COMMITTEE FOR SPANISH FREEDOM Sat g INTERVAL SECURITY ~ S . = Ei You will recall that considerable pressure has recortly been eee exemed by this group with respect to the estab ent of an Internationgy: rexugur——— praack, of Lawyers to handle the trial of Santiag varez and Sebastian.. / *;,3°-———— pirain, individuals who are presently under arrest in Spain for en= / ins: oxy gaging in Communist activitios. —w4«aSa—ee— -" IT¢ d be interested in knowing that advice has been received from tha New York Office that Vrs. Franklin DX hoosevelt het wit . SolededDetAlva report indicates that Mrs. Alvarez arrived from Cuba to intensify the ght for her husband's freedom and that Mrs._Boosevelt expressed interest in tha case, | allegedly stating that any frial of Alvarez and th cther political prisoners involved should be an open one. Mrs vel. aid ta hava expressed the nal_Panel_of. ers should be permitted to enter view that the Intematio —Lanyers should be permitted to enter Spain in this regard and that only an aroused public opinion would force }ranco tq_perm.t . this. panel to. handle_the_defenas in the_casee—- She it further alleged h tn hawe atataA that wetiag damandead tha pel: 4{tic al nwt earn aye open tel alae. vO MaVG StEVeG Was justice Gemanded that 206 prisone Heve Open Visess everywhere in the world. pd Pa These fl | ei iaiath a | dd Tho American Committee for Spanish Freedom is reportedly the organi- zation which arrenzed the meeting between Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs, Alvarez. Information with regard to the meeting was disclosed in 4 presse release of the American Committee for Spanish Freedom, RECOMMENDATION This memorandum is prepared for information purposes only, and no dissemination of the data is being made unless advice to the contrary is recel ved. é FUP: ocw . , , | ay rep VOD BPS j- 58 5% 30 ee rs Bs