La autarquía del régimen franquista frente a las iniciativas del exilio democrático español y a las experiencias de construcción europea en la posguerra (1945-1959)
The Duke of Alba, Spanish Ambassador to London, informs the Spanish Foreign Ministry of the recent publication of the Rt. Hon. H. A. L. Fisher’s book A History of Europe, which makes reference to the Spanish Civil War.
Draft prepared for Minister-Counsellor Juan Manero on the outcome of the second Congress of the Union of European Federalists held in Rome in the first week of November 1948.
Letter sent on 20 March 1949 by Marquis de Deslo, Spanish Ambassador to Rome, to the Spanish Foreign Minister, informing him of the debates in the Italian Parliament on the Atlantic Pact and the Portuguese reservations with regard to the Iberian Pact.
Report drafted on 10 June 1949 by Francisco Javier de Landaburu for the Commission for the Integrity of Europe regarding the situation in Spain under the Franco regime, in which he outlines the role that the European Movement and the Union of European Federalists should play in relations with the dictatorship.
Salvador de Madariaga, Chairman of the Spanish Federal Council of the European Movement, submits the conclusions of this body’s meeting, held in Paris on 3 and 8 February 1951, to Paul-Henri Spaak, Chairman of the International Council of the European Movement, in order to study the issue of Spanish cooperation in the defence of Europe.
Declaration signed in May 1951 by the Spanish Federal Council of the European Movement to demonstrate its support for the Schuman Plan and the proposed European Coal and Steel Community.
Letter sent on 16 November 1954 by Guglielmo Usellini, Secretary-General of the Union of European Federalists, to the members of the Central Committee and Secretary-Generals of the movements affiliated to the Union of European Federalists, to inform them of the activities and concerns of the Spanish Federal Council of the European Movement.
The Spanish Embassy to Rome sends a letter to the Spanish Foreign Minister on the opinions expressed during the meeting of the Council of Western European Union, held in Paris on 10 December 1956, with regard to the various political and diplomatic options for the possible future distribution of roles between the United States and the states of Europe for Western defence.
The Western Cooperation Department in the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs drafts an analysis on the short- and long-term implications of the establishment of the European Economic Community and the consequences for the Netherlands’ political and trade relations with other countries.
Strategic considerations published in the 24 March 1957 edition of the Milan-based weekly Candido on the role that Spain can play in Europe and the country’s possible accession to NATO.
Analysis in the 24 March 1957 edition of the Italian monarchist weekly Candido on a possible future re-establishment of the monarchy in Spain and the country’s consequent rapprochement to the nascent united Europe.
The date of the departure of the first contingent of Spanish workers to Belgium, 25 March 1957, coincides with the date of the signing, in Rome, of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
In a note to the Spanish Foreign Ministry, the Spanish Embassy to Rome outlines the latest progress in common European economic policy after the signing on 25 March 1957 of the Rome Treaties for the establishment of the Common Market and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
The Spanish Ambassador to Rome informs the Spanish Foreign Ministry of a meeting held in April 1957 with Marquis Rossi Longhi, General Secretary of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which he expresses his interest in open administrative reform in Spain and the consequences of such reform for the country’s possible accession to NATO.
Text of the agreement signed in Paris on 10 January 1958 between the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) and the Spanish Government on Spain’s association with the organisation.
On 6 October 1958, the Undersecretary at the Spanish Foreign Ministry writes to the Spanish Ambassador to Rome to indicate the Spanish Government’s interest in the action taken by the Ambassador in order to gain Italy’s support for Spain’s application to join the OEEC Intergovernmental Committee.
Verbal note sent on 27 October 1958 by the Spanish Embassy to Rome on behalf of the Spanish Government, requesting the country’s accession to the Intergovernmental Committee of the OEEC, an organisation responsible for analysing issues concerning the establishment of a free-trade area.
The Spanish Embassy to Rome submits to the Foreign Ministry a transcript of a report drawn up for the Milan Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale on the history of Latin America, from its discovery up to the present; the report manifests its growing interest in establishing new and stronger links with Latin America, an approach that is seen by the Franco regime as a threat to its interests.
On 20 May 1959, the Spanish Embassy to Rome sends a memorandum on the meetings held in Paris between the Spanish delegation and the Mission of the International Monetary Fund and the Representative of the Secretariat of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC). The letter emphasises Spain’s interest in the OEEC’s programme for economic stabilisation and financial and technical assistance, in connection with the country’s application for accession as a full member of the Organisation.
Report on a meeting held on 5 September 1959 between General de Gaulle, President of the French Republic, and Fernando María Castiella, Spanish Foreign Minister, setting out their respective positions on Morocco and Algeria.