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According to the North American proposal,
an indiscriminate right of free transit and overflight
would be enjoyed not only by the forces attached to the
defense of the West, but also by those of any other power,
among them those of the Soviet Union and China. This
would, in my opinion, increase the potential threat to
which you refer in your letter; a concern I share.
Our Agreement of Friendship and Cooperation
with the United States, with its various clauses, and the
use that the authorities of both countries make of it, are,
in my opinion, the appropriate framework to ensure the
flexibility of our forces in that area, without the need
for a change in the juridical system of innocent passage
through the Strait, which leaves untouched the sovereignty
of the coastal States and the right of self-defense.
In expressing with all sincerity my points of
view, as you asked me to do, I wish to reiterate the feel-
ings of friendship and affection I hold toward your country
and yourself, and I instruct my Minister of Foreign Affairs,
López Bravo, to consider very carefully this subject, al-
though conscious of our limitations as long as the present
colonial situation of Gibraltar exists.
signed
Francisco Franco
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