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fac 7 BAS UE DELCG.TIO™ ITY : 1/19/42 er pa aa In April, 1912, the Basque Delegation of New York City was reporteé to be possibly promAxis in its sympathies. Tnais grour was formerly pro-Loyalist according to tae inforzation available. (6591299-8-10 p : It 1s reparted Jose antonio Aguirre 48 in charge af this dele-. gation and that he is president of a world wide orga disation of Spanish m Basques. It is stated Aguirre is the forner president of the Basque Republic and bas been ineistent that the Basque organisation be used for propaganda purposes by the United Rationgses =. +. /. eg A strictly confidential source reports Acuirre as a Basque = sextreniet" whose views on Basque autonony are repugnant to all the in- portant divisions of Spanist political thought. " L Cm ee It is also reported by the sane source that sguirre directed 2@ letter to an individual in South Acerica during the early part of 1912,” in he allegedly indicated that he wae endeavoring to secure all of tae netes=: sary financial and Governmental assistan:e to eid tie Basques dn establishing themselves as a scparate part of Spain. ‘ In thie letter Agvirre also encouraged the addressee to campaign for funds ai¢ to spread propazanda not through the medium of a newspaper, but throuch pcerronal contact, anc circeted that al) koney ccllected stiould be sent to wer York Clty to bc used for perchasitig airplancs ‘eerjng the ; * Sao oraed Aguirre stated the money used to purchase these planes Fol: 5 — returned to the Rasquee at the end of the war and thet by t.ts gesture ‘she? would obtain the ood will of this countrys? |, Nov 25 j9d9 = . Jn this ase letter, Aguirre allegedly referr¥dSt@£eeiiunstieon | golaca Re bad with the Vlos President of the United states.” . B.A, Taom__ - - . Clegg It is further stated aguirre in his letter ” Glavin Recenaity of “Burkadi* (the world wide Basque organization) to break sway > Tos and to establish a sovereign state waich will be neither Fascist iebo1 dO? Democratic. Aguirre also alleredly directed the addressee, throuzh bis Rosen 2 1, to form Latin and Hispento-American plubs with ell different titl . Traey tot Tut the same purpose anc polit{eal theory. This theory was reported? - Tree7—t-be of auch a nature that it woul neutralise a triuaphant Germany ants + CarsoB tie -gane time avoid the "repugnant, contagious, democratio a * . Coffey . Hendon. > ey Ts Aes Classified ty . Kramer, a on: enwR 5 // 7, & DETER . McGuire . Quinn Tamm__ . Nezse Miss Gandy. —_—_—