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    "ocrText": "SECRET\n- 3 -\nPoints for you to raise:\n- --Ask how we plan to fund this program -- out of State's\nCU budget -- or will some special legislation be required;\nHow receptive will the Congress be;\n-Tactically, how do we offer this in the negotiations, since\nwe apparently do not know what the Spanish want or what we\ncan offer.\nd. Spain - EEC Negotiations. This section reflects the decision\nrecorded in NSDM 45: oppose the preferential trade agreement in its\npresent form, but encourage a broader arrangement between Spain and\nthe EEC. Depending upon the EEC reaction, there could be a negative\nimpact on the base negotiations.\nPoints for you to raise:\n--Ask about the timing of the EEC issue;\n--Is it possible that we can have the base negotiations com-\npleted before the EEC problem breaks open;\n--How will this issue be handled in the negotiations.\nPoints Not in the Paper. To ensure that additional quids have been\nconsidered, you might wish to raise the following:\na. Technological assistance. One would think there is some way\nfor us to offer technical assistance in modernizing Spain's industry\nand agriculture. This would seem to appeal to the new technocrats\nrunning the Spanish Government, and at the same time not cost us\nvery much. If there are on-going projects, couldn't they be greatly\nexpanded?\nb. Co-production of military equipment. Apparently the real\nsweetener in the French military equipment sale (chiefly Mirage\naircraft) was the arrangement whereby a good deal of the manufacture\n(or at least assembly) was done in Spain. This is also consistent with\nSpain's interest in developing its own military hardware manufacturing\ncapability. Can we not offer something along those lines?\nSECRET"
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