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    "ocrText": "SECRET\n- 4 -\nMr. Aguirre de Carcer replied that that was correct but\nthat if no agreement were reached and if eight months were\nnot sufficient to dismantle the bases the period could probably\nbe extended with no great difficulty.\nUnder Secretary Johnson said that he felt that there was\nno need for an extension since the U.S. Government had hoped that\nnegotiations could be concluded and the pertinent papers could\nbe signed by tomorrow. The U.S. Government was ready to go ahead\nwith the signing ceremony. He added that the military phase of\nthe talks had now been completed and that they have been very\nhelpful and useful. He also felt that there would be no need\nfor any further minutes or other documents to be signed by the\nmilitary representatives. While those talks did lay the founda-\ntion for the political talks, negotiations had now definitely\nentered the political arena and should be continued as such.\nHe wanted to state clearly the position of the U.S. that the\nrecords of the military talks should indicate that these were\nlimited to the common threat to peninsular Spain which might\nemanate from the Soviet Union. He was distressed by leaks to\nthe newspapers subsequent to the military talks which had led\nto a great interest and concern in the Congress. Congress is\ndetermined to prevent the U.S. Government from entering into any\nnew commitments either directly or indirectly without its know-\nledge and the State Department is committed to consult with\nCongress with regard to whatever understanding it reaches with\nthe Government of Spain. The Department expects Congress to\ncarefully scrutinize every document that may come out of these\nnegotiations whether of a public or a confidential nature.\nThe Under Secretary said the U.S. had given much thought to\na possible new joint military committee but had concluded that\nno matter how anodyne such an agreement might be, there would\nbe great opposition to it on the part of some members of Congress.\nWhile the U.S. was prepared to talk about setting up some form\nof consultative arrangement, it was very much concerned with the\ndifficulties surrounding its actual establishment. He said he\nwondered if it would really be an asset to U.S. -Spanish relations\nor whether it would stir up SO much controversy that it would\nSECRET\n[p.4 of\nNLN 04-69/8"
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