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The original documents are located in Box 4, folder "Spain - King Juan Carlos" of the
National Security Adviser's Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection
at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 4 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet
WITHDRAWAL ID 017598
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL
National security restriction
TYPE OF MATERIAL
Cable
CREATOR'S NAME
Brent Scowcroft
RECEIVER'S NAME
Ambassador Stabler
TITLE
Message of Congratulations from
President to Juan Carlos
CREATION DATE
11/21/1975
VOLUME
1 page
COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID
035100072
COLLECTION TITLE
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. PRESIDENTIAL
CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN LEADERS
BOX NUMBER
4
FOLDER TITLE
Spain - King Juan Carlos
DATE WITHDRAWN
03/12/2004
WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST
GG
REDACTED
10/10/07
CONFIDENTIAL
November 21, 1975
FOR:
Captain Jon Howe
FROM:
Brent Scowcroft RCMFer
SUBJECT:
President's Message of Congratulations to Ambassador Stabler
1. State Department has sent Embassy Madrid text of message of
congratulations from President to Prince Juan Carlos. We have asked
Ambassador Stabler to have message appropriately prepared for personal
presentation by Vice President to Prince Juan Carlos at appropriate moment.
2. FYI Text of message is as follows:
"Your Majesty: The American people join me in extending
congratulations and best wishes to you and your family as you
commence your reign. The close ties of friendship and cooperation
between Spain and the U.S. are important to both our peoples. My
country owes a great deal to its Spanish heritage, à heritage that
has kept its vitality in our culture today.
The profound wish of the people of the U.S. is that the Spanish
people and the Spanish nation, as they enter a new era under your
reign, will enjoy peace and prosperity under the conditions of
FORD
freedom and justice that represent the common bonds among the
Western community of nations. Be assured of the sympathy and
support of my country in the years to come. Sincerely,
signed Gerald R. Ford."
DECLASSIFIED w/ partion empted
3. Warm regards, Brent.
AUTHORITY NSC memo 11/24/98; RAC rev 4/12/05
BY dol
NLF, DATE 4/13/07
CONFIDENTIAL
November 21, 1975
FOR: EMBASSY MADRID, Ambassador Stabler
FROM: THE WHITE HOUSE, Brent Scowcroft RMFor
SUBJECT: Message of Congratulations from President to Juan Carlos
1. By separate message, the Department of State is sending you
the text of a message of congratulations from the President to Prince
Juan Carlos. It would be appreciated if you would have this message
prepared for personal presentation by the Vice President to Prince Juan
Carlos at the appropriate moment. Please correct President's name to
read Gerald R. Ford.
2. For your information, the Vice President is carrying the signed
original letters of condolence from the President to the Prince, Franco's
widow and Arias.
3. Warm regards, Brent Scowcroft.
DECLARAPIED E.O. 12958 SEC. 3.6
WITH PORTIONS EXEMPTED
E.O. 12958 SEC. 1.5
state dept. guidelines
MR07-72;#16; C/All 10/10/07
BY dal NARA DATE 11/3/08
CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet
WITHDRAWAL ID 017599
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL
National security restriction
TYPE OF MATERIAL
Cable
CREATOR'S NAME
Brent Scowcroft
RECEIVER'S NAME
Captain Jon Howe
TITLE
President's Message of Congratulations
to Ambassador Stabler
CREATION DATE
11/21/1975
VOLUME
1 page
COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID
035100072
COLLECTION TITLE
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. PRESIDENTIAL
CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN LEADERS
BOX NUMBER
4
FOLDER TITLE
Spain - King Juan Carlos
DATE WITHDRAWN
03/12/2004
WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST
GG
panitized 4/12/05
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
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WITHDRAWAL ID 017600
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL
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TYPE OF MATERIAL
Memorandum
CREATOR'S NAME
Mr. Clift
RECEIVER'S NAME
General Scowcroft
TITLE
President's Message of Congratulations
to Prince Juan Carlos
CREATION DATE
11/21/1975
VOLUME
2 pages
COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID
035100072
COLLECTION TITLE
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. PRESIDENTIAL
CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN LEADERS
BOX NUMBER
4
FOLDER TITLE
Spain - King Juan Carlos
DATE WITHDRAWN
03/12/2004
WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST
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10/10/07
MEMORANDUM
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
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November 21, 1975
signed
sent
MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL SCOWCROFT
11-21-75
FROM:
Mr. Clift R
SUBJECT:
President's Message of Congratulations
to Prince Juan Carlos
Acting on guidance other than my own, the Department of State has
dispatched the telegram at Tab C to Embassy Madrid. It contains
the text of a message of congratulations from the President to Prince
Juan Carlos. Aside from the fact that there has been no editorial
review at the White House, all considered, it's not a bad effort. However,
1) the President's name is wrong -- State has forgotten
that he uses a middle initial
2) no thought has been given to the Vice President's role in this.
The message at Tab A for your approval to Ambassador Stabler
would request him to correct the President's name and
prepare the message of congratulations for personal presentation by the
Vice President to Prince Juan Carlos at the appropriate moment.
The message for your approval to Jon Howe at Tab B would advise him
of the message and to be expecting that it will be ready for personal
delivery by the Vice President following his arrival in Madrid.
RECOMMENDATION
1) That you approve the message to Stabler at Tab A.
APPROVE 10
DISAPPROVE
2) That you approve the message to Captain Howe at Tab B.
APPROVE B
DISAPPROVE
DECLASSIPIED E.O. 12958 SEC. 3.6
WITH PORTIONS EXEMPTED
E.O. 12958 SEC. 1.5
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MR01-72;418; state ets 8/30/07
NARA DATE 10/3/04
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CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE
- 2 -
The following background is germane. As of mid-morning November 21,
State was not preparing such a message. NSC Secretariat inquired if
one was needed. This staff called the Spanish desk pointing out that the
Prince would take his oath within 24 hours, and we also asked Jeanne
Davis to request State Secretariat to have a message LDXed to the
White House for clearance as soon as possible. A1 Adams on the
Secretary of State's staff asked me to clear by telephone. I told him I
preferred to have State LDX the message for clearance, as had earlier
been requested by our Secretariat. I told him it was possible that the
President might wish to see it (considering that he had acted on similar
messages earlier in the day) and because we had work to do relating
to the Vice President. I subsequently received the message for infor-
mation. It would appear from the initials that Jerry Bremer signed off
for you.
GERALD
CONFIDENTIAL
EUR/WE:MLDURKEE:MJK
11/21/75
X22633
THE SECRETARY
EUR - MR. LAINGEN
S/S--
NSC - GEN- SCOWCROFT
IMMEDIATE
MADRID
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SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO JUAN CARLOS
S/S
PLEASE CONVEY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRINCE JUAN CARLOS
FROM THE PRESIDENT:
"YOUR MAJESTY: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE JOIN ME IN EXTENDING
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
AS YOU COMMENCE YOUR REIGN. THE CLOSE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP
AND COOPERATION BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE US ARE IMPORTANT
TO BOTH OUR PEOPLES. MY COUNTRY OWES A GREAT DEAL TO ITS
SPANISH HERITAGE, A HERITAGE THAT HAS KEPT ITS VITALITY
IN OUR CULTURE TODAY.
THE PROFOUND WISH OF THE PEOPLE OF THE US IS THAT THE
SPANISH PEOPLE AND THE SPANISH NATION, AS THEY ENTER
A NEW ERA UNDER YOUR REIGN, WILL
ENJOY PEACE
AND PROSPERITY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE
THAT REPRESENT THE COMMON BONDS AMONG THE WESTERN COMMUNITY
OF NATIONS. BE ASSURED OF THE SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT OF MY
COUNTRY IN THE YEARS TO COME. SINCERELY, SIGNED GERALD
R.
FORD".
CONFIDENTIAL
th 3/9/04
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INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
January 5, 1976 HAT
FROM:
Brent Scowcroft
SUBJECT:
Correspondence from King Juan Carlos I of Spain
King Juan Carlos I of Spain has written thanking you (Tab A) for the
congratulatory message you sent him on the occasion of his accession
to the Spanish throne last November (Tab B). In his letter Juan Carlos
states that one of the principal goals of his reign will be to ensure that
Spain and the Spanish people enjoy "conditions of liberty and justice
which are the common basis of western civilization". In doing so, he
underscores the main theme of your earlier correspondence to him.
This memorandum is forwarded for your information. As the King is
responding to your earlier message, no reply is necessary.
ADMINISTRATIVELY
CONFIDENTIAL
2B
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES
(TRANSLATION)
LS NO. 53482
MSS/DT
Spanish
Madrid, December 9, 1975
Mr. President:
I greatly appreciated the congratulations and good wishes which you
addressed to me, in your own name and in that of the people of the United
States of America, on the occasion of the inauguration of my reign. The
Spanish heritage of your great nation, to which you referred in your message,
is a source of pride for all Spaniards and yet a further reason for the United
States of America and Spain to give special attention to the close ties of
cooperation and friendship that happily exist between our two peoples.
One of my greatest goals, to which I shall bend every effort, is that
Spain, under my reign, may enjoy those conditions of liberty and justice
which are the common basis of western civilization and the lasting and inal-
ienable heritage of Spain's historic tradition.
Allow me to reiterate my thanks for your message, Mr. President, and to
extend to you my own best wishes for your personal well-being and for that of
the noble people of the United States of America.
[Signed] Juan Carlos R.
His Excellency
Gerald R. Ford,
President of the United States of America.
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Madrid, 9 de Diciembre de 1.975
Seins Pridute
Agradezco vivamente las felicitaciones y buenos de-
seos que, en su nombre y en el del pueblo de los Estados Unidos
de América, me ha dirigido con motivo del comienzo de mi Reina-
do.' La herencia española de esa gran Nación a la que usted, Se
ñor Presidente, alude en su mensaje, es motivo de orgullo para -
todos los españoles y una razón más para que los Estados Unidos
de América y España presten especial atención a los estrechos la
zos de cooperación y amistad que felizmente existe entre nuestros
dos pueblos.
Es uno de mis más altos objetivos, y pondré a su
servicio mis mejores esfuerzos, el que en España, bajo mi Reina
do, imperen las condiciones de libertad y justicia, fundamento CO
mún de la civilización occidental y patrimonio permanente e irre-
nunciable de la tradición histórica española.
Le reitero, Señor Presidente, mi agradecimiento
por su mensaje y hago, por mi parte, los mejores votos por su
bienestar personal así como por el noble pueblo de los Estados
Unidos de América.
A su EXCELENCIA GERALD R.' FORD, PRESIDENTE DE LOS
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
PORD Janner &
Text of Message
November 21, 1975
Your Majesty:
The American people join me in extending congratulations and best
wishes to you and your family as you commence your reign. The
close ties of friendship and cooperation between Spain and the U.S.
are important to both our peoples. My country owes a great deal
to its Spanish heritage, a heritage that has kept its vitality in our
culture today.
The profound wish of the people of the U.S. is that the Spanish people
and the Spanish nation, as they enter a new era under your reign, will
enjoy peace and prosperity under the conditions of freedom and justice
that represent the common bonds among the Western community of
nations. Be assured of the sympathy and support of my country in the
years to come.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford
Tab I Fudio ii 1/5 1030
MEMORANDUM
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December 30, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR BRENT SCOWCROFT
FROM:
Mr. Clift Rx
SUBJECT:
Correspondence from King Juan Carlos I of Spain
King Juan Carlos I of Spain has written thanking the President for his
congratulatory message on the occasion of the King's accession to the
Spanish throne. In his letter, the King states that one of the principal
goals of his reign will be to ensure that Spain and the Spanish people
enjoy "conditions of liberty and justice which are the common basis
of western civilization". In doing so, the King underscores the main
theme of the President's earlier correspondence to him.
The memorandum for your signature to the President at Tab I would
forward for his information the text and brief summary of the King's
letter. As the King is responding to earlier correspondence from the
President, no reply would seem necessary.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the information memorandum for the President at Tab I.
ADMINISTRATIVELY
CONFIDENTIAL
7525341
department OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
December 29, 1975
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: Acknowledgement of President Ford's
Message to King Juan Carlos of Spain
Transmitted herewith is the reply of King
Juan Carlos to the President's congratulatory
message on his accession to the Spanish throne.
Since the King's message is an acknowledgement
and expression of gratitude for the President's
good wishes, we do not believe that a response
is required.
Just . Sil
for
George S. Springsteen
Executive Secretary
Attachment:
Letter from King Juan Carlos,
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with informal translation.
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