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DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD (NIXON PROJECT)
DOCUMENT
DOCUMENT
SUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS
DATE
RESTRICTION
NUMBER
TYPE
Letter
The President to Robert
C.Hill. [4 copies]
2/16/71
possible
B
2
Letter
The President to GeNeralissing
2/16/71
Francisco Franco. [4 copies]
possible
B
3
Letter
Draft of # /.
N.d.
possible
B
4
Letter
DraFt of # 2.
N.d.
possible
B
5
Notes
Stenographic for items
N.d.
#1 and # 2,
possible
B
6
Memo
Maj. Gen. V.A. Walters to the
President re- visit to GEN.
3/4/71
possible
B
Franco. (5pp.)
7
Memo
Typewritten draft of # 6 (3pp.)
N.d.
possible
B
8
Memo
Handwritten draft (partial)
N.d.
possible
B
of # 6 ( 4pp)
9
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FILE GROUP TITLE
BOX NUMBER
PPF Alpha Name/Subject
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FOLDER TITLE
FRANCO/GENERAL WALTERS EYES ONLY
RESTRICTION CODES
A. Release would violate a Federal statute.
E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or finan-
B. National security classified information.
cial information.
C. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual's
F. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law
rights.
enforcement purposes.
D. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy or a
G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material,
libel of a living person.
H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
GSA FORM 7279 (10-79)
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
February 16, 1971
Dear Bob:
I have asked Dick Walters to convey a personal
message to Generalissimo Franco which Dick
will fill you in on briefly. Because of the
nature of the message and my desire to keep
the communication strictly on an unofficial
basis, I would like arrangements made so
that Dick could see the Generalissimo alone.
Naturally, your being present would not bother
me but would give the visit an official
character which I wish to avoid at all costs
because of the nature of the message.
With warm personal regards,
Sincerely,
Honorable Robert C. Hill
American Ambassador
Madrid, Spain
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Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
February 16, 1971
Dear Generalissimo Franco:
I have asked General Walters to deliver to you
orally a strictly personal message. I would
greatly appreciate it if you could arrange to
see him alone. I have instructed him that no
written record of any sort should be made
and he should communicate whatever reply you
may wish to make in person to me alone.
Mrs. Nixon joins me in sending our warmest
personal regards to Senora de Franco and to
you,
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde
Chief of the Spanish State
Madrid
RN dictated:ma
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you could arrange to see him alone. I have instructed him
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and he should communicate whatever reply you may wish to make
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Mrs. Nixon joins me in sending our warmest personal regards
to Senora de Franco and to you
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FRANCO/GENERAL WALTERS
EYES ONLY
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESERVATION COPY
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS PROJECT
DOCUMENT CONTROL RECORD
ITEM REMOVED FROM THIS FILE FOLDER
A RESTRICTED DOCUMENT OR CASE FILE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM
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THIS FILE FOLDER. FOR. A DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM REMOVED
AND THE REASON FOR ITS REMOVAL, CONSULT DOCUMENT ENTRY
NUMBER 6-8 ON EITHER THE DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD
(GSA FORM 7279 OR NA FORM 1421) OR NARA WITHDRAWAL SHEET
(GSA FORM 7122) LOCATED IN THE FRONT- OF THIS FILE FOLDER.
A sanitized copy substituted for an original item which
contains information restricted under the Privacy Act.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NLN Form 101 (revised 6-85)
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Rose Mary Woods
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SECRET
October 19, 1971
Dear General Franco:
As you know, the United States has put forward a law of
the sea proposal which would provide for a right of free
transit through and overflight of international straits.
The successful negotiation of this right and of our pro-
posal for a twelve mile territorial sea at the Law of the
Sea Conference scheduled for 1973 is of the highest im-
portance to the United States and, we believe, to the
security of the West. I was disturbed, therefore, to
learn that Spanish officials have expressed opposition
to this proposal at various international gatherings, in-
cluding the General Assembly of the United Nations.
We believe that the right of free transit is essential for
preserving the mobility of both our general purpose and
nuclear deterrent forces, not only in meeting our com-
mitments in Western Europe, but in fulfilling our respon-
sibilities in other parts of the world as well. This right
would be an objective one, established by international
agreement and applicable to all straits used for interna-
tional navigation. We do not think that the present inter-
national law right of innocent passage is sufficient for
Western security requirements because it is a subjective
standard, does not include the right of overflight, and
carries a requirement that submarines must navigate on
the surface.
Your Government has closely identified itself with the
Western defense effort and we are pleased to know that
you anticipate an even more active role in the future. I
am confident, too, that Spain shares the concern of many
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, Sect. 3.6
SECRET
By GRG
NARA, Date 1/9/98
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
SECRET
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Western nations over the recent increase in Soviet naval
strength in the Mediterranean. It is to counter this
potential threat by maintaining the maximum strategic
flexibility for our own forces and those of our allies that
we have proposed a right of free transit through and over
international straits. We have concluded that an inter-
national agreement recognizing this right would benefit
all countries interested in maintaining the political and
military balance on which world stability is presently
based.
We have discussed these issues with officials of your
Government and will continue to do so, but I wanted you
to know of my deep personal concern. I will welcome
your views on this subject and have therefore asked
Ambassador Hill to deliver this letter personally to you
and to provide you with any additional information on
this issue which you may require.
With warm regards,
Sincerely,
His Excellency
General Francisco Franco Bahamonde
Chief of the Spanish State
Madrid
SECRET
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum