In this letter dated 5 July 1962 sent to Maurice Faure, President of the European Movement, the European Movement delegation to Madrid informs him of the meeting with Francisco Franco, leader of Spain during the dictatorship from 1939 to 1975, and Fernando María Castiella, Spanish Foreign Minister. The European Movement delegation affirms its opposition to the sanctions imposed by the Franco regime over the participation in the Munich Congress of pro-European Spaniards living in exile or in hiding, and calls for a reappraisal of these harsh, repressive measures.