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8056 THE under SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON March 7, 1970 3530 NSC UNDER SECRETARIES COMMITTEE SECRET MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Spanish Base Negotiations Objective: You requested that the Under Secretaries Committee prepare recommendations on agreed quid pro quo that can be offered to the Spanish in the forthcoming base negotiations. The Spanish Foreign Minister, Gregorio Lopez Bravo, plans to be in Washington on March 17 and 18. We request your approval of this memorandum as guidance for the Secretary of State in his exploratory discussions with the Spanish Foreign Minister. We will make further recommendations to you with regard to quid pro quo and consultations with Congressional leaders following Lopez Bravo's visit. We have reviewed the continued requirements for our present facilities in Spain. It is our view that we would not want to abandon or dispense with any of these facilities and rights, even taking into account the projected stringencies of the Defense budget in the FY 72-76 period. We note, however, that the re-examination of U.S. strategy and forces for NATO directed by NSSM 84 could, depending on your future decisions, alter our requirements for facilities in Spain. We recognize that while retention of all of these facilities is desirable to support our current strategy, some are more important than others. Accordingly, a listing of priorities is being forwarded through the DPRC. This listing will indicate the relative importance SECRET

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