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ad ; . a oF : .. an - coven J Having received on the 13th instant a Summons dated November 18 to the extraordinary session announced for January 10, 1945, together with Circulars 1 and 2, the deputies who sign below, and who are parties to Galeuzca (Galioia, Euzkadi and Catalonia) and under its discipline, addrese themselves to ma ‘the President of the Cortes of the Spanish Republic to declare 2; to bim: a 2 oe , co , i. - Due to the characteristics of the summons and the tine available till January 10, it is evident that in the present oir- cumstances there is no possibility for the undersigned to be present at the proposed meeting. When we set forth this im- possibility it ig, proper to make known our protest at the forn of the summons. aS Seo ee tm 4 ~ According to our understanding of the facts with which we are acquainted, in the preparation for this meeting due respect for the jurisdiction of deputies residing outside Mexico has not been observed, since previous consultations were not held. Such consultations are indispensable in having the effectiveness of an organism which has been paralyzed for years begin with prospects of success. The responsibility for this deficiency shall not be ours, if the meeting turns out to be a fiction, ndemned to failure by the very smallness of ita objectives, 2. Bearing in mind the foregoing, the proper thing in our opinion is the postponement of the announced meeting in order to give time for a fundamental agreement to be reached before- hand among the representatives of all, or in place of this, among the great majority of the republican political groups, with the legitimate delegations of the peoples of Enzkadi, Catalonia and Galicia taking part in the agreement 3. With reference to points 1, 2 and & of the order of the day of the summons, the deputies who sign below understand that the discussion of these questions must be reserved for a later occasion in view of the fact that the majority of the deputies are absolutely unaware of the background which would . . ' @nable them to form an opinion, We understand toat before —<. these points are disoussed the permanent Deputation ought to - \forward @ copy of the minutes of lis meetings ana detailed reports of the steps it has taken since February, 1939.% ©. =. vr "-- -. . ith reference to point 3 of the order of the day we defend the re-establishment of the republican form of Scie ay ne a = a We agree with this objective proclaimed as the first basis the agreement of the National Alliance of Democratic Forces COPIES DESTROYED RZ5Q NOV 1 1961 TERE? ENCLOSU ae i _ LOSUR - _ cn . ~ a YeLLWG 107 / ony Worasea)