Spain in the U.S. Balance Sheet

For the first time in many years the voice of Spain is being heard—and listened to—in the concert of nations. And the government and people of the United States can congratulate themselves, in both senses of the term, that this is true.

As recently as 1946, we must remember, Spain, still weak from, the ravages of its 1936-1939 Civil War, was without importance on the European scene. The hand of every country in Europe in which the parties of the Left had triumphed was raised against it. Today, it is one of America’s most solid and valuable allies—partly due to its own exertions, but due also, and in very considerable part, to the moral and material help that the United States has given it. Let us examine the value of the Spanish leaf in the portfolio of U.S. alliances.

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For the first time in many years the voice of Spain is being heard—and listened to—in the concert of nations. And the government and people of the United States can congratulate themselves, in both senses of the term, that this is true.

As recently as 1946, we must remember, Spain, still weak from, the ravages of its 1936-1939 Civil War, was without importance on the European scene. The hand of every country in Europe in which the parties of the Left had triumphed was raised against it. Today, it is one of America’s most solid and valuable allies—partly due to its own exertions, but due also, and in very considerable part, to the moral and material help that the United States has given it. Let us examine the value of the Spanish leaf in the portfolio of U.S. alliances.