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| | BY 100-20982 SEGREL GED 201200 that there was no indication thatthe - Basque Delegation 4n the United States recruits civilians to form an Aray The Basque Nationalist Party undoubtedly bas Agents in France and Spain. The Basque Party puts out a °- daily press bulletin in Paris called "0ficina Prenss Buz w and aponsors a radio station ealled‘*Redio Buzkadi" s-C 4 There seems to be emphasis on Anti-Franco ganda rather than on steps to further Basque indepencence stated there was no evidence that the Basque Delegation in the United States has any Agents operating in France end - Spain. According t: neither the Basque Delegation in the a States nor any members thereof are being utilized rye S.1\ Ya _ The Basque Delegation in New York City is: the Representative in this country -of the Basque Government in exile located in Paris. @iMcontinued that the principal missions of this catholic and”conservative exiled group are to secure international support, to eid in the removal of the present Spanish regime and to coordinate resistance to Franco in the Spanish Basque provinces. The Government in Exile favors the formation of a committee representing the four Basque provinces to govern the region duri: the anticipated transitional period between the removal of Franco and the organization of a permanent Spanish Government. This comnittee would maintain order, set up provincial and city governments, and organize a referendum of the Basque provinces to determine the eventual hers ar between the Basque region and the Madrid government. S-[ X\Y ne 7 QD continued that the immediate objective of the Basque Government in Exile and its dependant agencies is the overthrow of the present Spanish Goverriment. The Basques accordingly direct propaganda to Spain and engage in informational activities abroad, and have Agents operating in Spain, France, and under of countries in the Western hemisphere. However, sserted, there is no information to indicate that ‘the Basques have ever attempted to recruit ebroad for a "liberation army". The Government in Exile would appear to believe that itberation can only be achieved through the efforts of a relatively united people who believe themselves ethnically and culturally different 3 ‘om the remainder of the country in which they live =f % uy Le €