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Viewing cable 05MADRID1596, SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/WE THOMAS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05MADRID1596 2005-04-25 14:37 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Madrid 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

251437Z Apr 05
 
UNCLAS MADRID 001596 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/WE T.CUNNINGHAM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OTRA SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/WE THOMAS 
CUNNINGHAM - UPDATE 
 
REF: A. MADRID 1531 
 
     B. STATE 71758 
 
1.  Ref A welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas 
Cunningham, Spain and Malta Country Officer, for 
consultations and familiarization, to travel to Madrid, 
Valletta and Barcelona, April 26-May 1. This message provides 
visit control officer information. 
 
2.  Control officer for the Madrid portion of the visit is 
Political Officer Brian Brown, who can be reached at: Office 
(34) 91-587-2393; cell: 34-639-322-663; e-mail:brownbb@state 
gov.  Control officer in Barcelona is Consul General Juan 
Alsace who can be reached at:  (34) 93-280-2227 Ext. 203/206; 
Cell (34) 649-295-948; e-mail: alsaceja@state.gov. 
 
3.  Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and 
official passports coming to Spain on official business need 
to obtain a Spanish visa prior to arrival to Spain. 
 
4.  Threat Assessment was sent in ref A. 
 
MANZANARES