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. ~ < 2 ~ ae 4 coven A . ALL INFOAYS™" CONTAINE (2 SIFIED ‘a * Having received on the 13th instant a Summons dated November 18 to the extraordinary session announced for January 10, 1945, together with Circulars 1 and 2, the deputies who sign below, and who are parties to Galeuzoa (Galicia, Euzkadi . and Catalonia) and under its discipline, address themselves to a ‘the Pregident of the Cortes of the Spanish Republic to declare wa -. to him: ho : é 1. Due to the characteristics of the summons and the time available till January 10, it is evident that in the present cir- cumstances there is no possibility for the undersigned to be present at the proposed meeting. When we set forth this in- possibility it ig proper to make known our protest at the form of the summons, - According to our understanding of the facts with which we are acquainted, in the preparation for this meeting due respect for the jurisdiction of deputies residing outside Mexico has not been observed, since previous consultations were not held. Such consultations are indispensable in having the effectiveness of an organism which has been paralyzed for years begin with prospects of success. The responsibility for this deficiency shall not be ours, if the meeting turns out to be a fiction, yeomes to failure by the very smallness of its BPO?V6 rena objectives, 2. Bearing in mind the foregoing, the proper thing in our opinion is the postponement of the announced meeting in order to give time for a fundamental agreement to be reached before- hand among the representatives of all, or in place of this, among the great majority of the republican political groups, with the legitimate delegations of the peoples of adi, Catalonia and Galicia taking part in the agreement, 3. With reference to points 1, 2 and & of the order of the day of the summons, the deputies who sign below understand that the discussion of these questions must be reserved for a later occasion in view of the fact that the majority of the deputies are absolutely unaware of the background which would . - enable them to form an opinion. We understand tnat before § - these points are disoussed the permanent Deputation ought to ~~ forward @ copy of the minutes of its mestings detailed reports of the steps it has taken since February, 1939. Fo 0 a: ORCLASSI: Mh eres. err Ses mas A : i With ‘reference to ‘point 3 of the order of the day we , defend the re-establishment of the republican form of ay We agree with this objective proclaimed as the first basis in the agreement of the National Alliance of Democratic Forces OOPIES DESTROYED . R258 BER NOV 1 1967 ; mE Poa, W918) Coven. 443