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Page 8 of 7 pages (oontiniwa) BER s4121/43 4 am cortain, the comept of civilization defined above, Very well then, in the sudden : SPANISH change from one extreme to another ths case can be explained, Fackune it in a question of taking things in turn., In this cass, if EUSKADI proclaimed its incepenzor.x # what would Sr, ALAMAK spy to ust? if I do not know if I am writing clearly. I am not trying to write & polemic « a¢ you j understand = I em only in this way pointing out the wide field of ection which we have at our disposal, but cultivating the right typs of man like ALAMAN, good frienda like GREXGOIRE, preparing then for the conflict which is drawing near, and succusding hore as over there and everywhare, in oreating through similar frionde © fevoureble envirooment thich will guarantee the success of our activities. An atmosphere similar to that of *heysar 1951 - which will return ~ with morel support from AMERICA, such ca the IRISH had in the yser 1921, are of fundamental importance when considering tho future< The important thing Je thet they should reapect us ~ like Sr.ALAKAN and su many othors = later will come knowledge and with that dupport. Therefore, if you succeed in attaining auch an environment es the writer of the articles indicates, 1t sooms to me that you woul have achieved an enormous succe: The effects of such an potion will be tromacous. The important thing is that we are now causing a certain amount of intescet. A fer years go no-one knew that we even existed, Now we take our place in the world. emll in comparison with the rest, tvt with a certain universal value in our nation that attrsote attention. It is here, abroad, that our battle is being waged, at the came tins ae we are pushing forward unfalteringty with our aime, As I seem to detect your influence creeping in to these articles, I concratulete you and my only wieh is that you should be the future guide of our true friends. I beliera tint GRSNCOIRE might be an admirable person in this respect, because he will kuow how to desi with « potential Christien whe is not necessarily a SPANIARD, You will have seen that in his speech GENERAL FRARCO, in referrin; to CRISTOBAL'S friends =hx0S some points which coincide with my ideas. Por this reason I believe thet ths zecupation of SPAIN-by tie ALLIES 1s ot only a atrategion) neceasity,, but alec & necessity for the sake of order. You will underatend what I meen without need cf furthe: oxplanation. Important consequence and firmsoss off positions I would liks you tc take note of the following = Directly FRANCO finds hiaself iuvolved im the war - the moot BITIER giroe orders for it = following my usual oustom I will issue @ proclarstion in the nam of the BASCUE government, defining our position once and for all, In it I will give a brief hAetory of the war in EUROPE, the condemation of the STALIN-HITLER pact, JAPANESE aggression eto. Ro-one hes more cprsietently minteined « mors definite cas loya: place on the ALLIES’ aide than wa have. We mst notlose eight of the way the SPANIST domocre<e, who Wore divided ot that time, kept silence, still less of the adverse position of the COM:URISTS, Inexplicably tied tc the effeote of the STALIN-NITLED pact. Cur posiiton gives us authority tos 1) Speek in our own names 2) Call upcn CATALANS and GALICUANS on account of the similarity of our metionalist agpirations 8) Call upin SPANISH TEXCCRATS to agree to the joining together of our forces for protesting and taking action against the coumon enemy snd 4) By means df a proclamation hold or propose the + subolding.of ©. ROUND TABLE CORFEREECE at which a fu’ Progremme should be drawn up,with the most suitable and olastio proposals which it is possible to obtain uncer the cir- ours tans Tf our plans should be frustrated through bad faith or an intrensigeant attitudes the way will still be open for us to take reasonable action, Does my idea acer good to you? and te 212 of you? I should like to have your opinion an: cdvice. It 10 meet dmportant also from thie time om, for us to propare all friezt}y AWSRICAK avthors for that moment, so that they hold themselves in readiness to ort our action on the lines that it is authoritative, and aleo by raising the prectios3 point that SPA} ISE democreta are of no account without ths BASQUES and CATALANE, lo WW keep every Rvonus open, because once again SFARIARDS will want to oppose the BASQUE end CATALAN questions The moment has arrived when @ combination of different nationnlities should take the place of the old central form of government, by mans of ciscussion, agrsenent and pact. 1 hope that, once FRARCO is involved in the war, our position may have o creat ine fluence on the writers of contre or rightist tendencies, because 1t wil) bs cester for them to align themaslves with ve than with thomof frankly lefties: policics, This hee (oontinued) 44