DON JUAN DESIGNATES REPRESENTATIVES IN FRANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100540010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 8, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION S v 2T/ 11TiOL - U. S 4T+' OITT,y
Approved For Release 1 E$ - 005 NO.
IN FORMAT W REPORT 25X1A2g
COUNTRY Spain
SUBJECT Don Juan ;Blesignates Repress) tatives in France
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF I
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1. Dori Juan, Pretender to the S .anish throne, and the Confederacion de
Derechas Monarquicas have designated Jose gUIN01,TS de Tbeon, former
Ambassador of Alfonso XIII to France, and Antonio ANS31DO, Spanish
Monarchist, jointly to represent them in France.
2. ANSALDO was instructed by ,UIkDNZS de Leon to ask the Basque Government- 25X1A2g
in-Exile to join the liaison committee (See I comprising repre-
se tines of Mon. rdiists and. Socialists attempting to create a provisional
co lition government.
3. Felix VFJARANO, who also was to have attempted to persuade the Basoaea
to join the liaison corrrnittee, was to have left Paris in December to go
to Estoril, Portugal.
4. Al SALDO asked the Basques to decide upon conditions under which they
would join the liaison committee. He spoke only for himself, suggesting
vaguely a formula. for La.:-,que autonomy.
5. ANSALDO said. that the matter of asking the datalans to join the liaison
committee still is under stuffy.
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ANSALDO gave he text of a note which he said. was delivered on
15 November 1948 to the United States, British and French Embassies in
Madrid by the same tona.rchists who had previously handed to these sau;,e
diplomatic missions copies of the Monarchist-Socialist Agreement.
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7. The text of the new note, clearly indicates that, by his
yacht meeting with FRANCO, by permitting his son to attend school in
Spain and through meetings with FRANCO yet to take place, Don ban is
working with FRANCO for the peaceful withdrawal of the latter and the
restoration of the Monarchy.
8. In opinion there is no doubt 1(ut that FRA11C0 and Don Juan
during the yacht meeting arrived at an agreement under which FRANCO would 25X1X6
eventually put Don Juan in power. From the note of 15 November
draw the interpretation that it is clear that Don Juan is ready to go
Madrid when FRANCO calls, without awaiting the result of any plebiscite.