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Viewing cable 08MADRID1216, SPAIN--CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE

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08MADRID1216 2008-11-18 16:00 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Madrid 
R 181600Z NOV 08
FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5598
 
UNCLAS MADRID 001216 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-O, AND EUR/WE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP SP
SUBJECT:  SPAIN--CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE 
PRESIDENT-ELECT 
 
1.  Post has received a congratulatory letter from 
the former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe Gonzalez 
addressed to President-elect Barack Obama.  The 
original and informal translation will be sent to the 
Department, attention S/ES-CR, via registered pouch, 
number 6340142.  English text of the letter follows. 
 
2.  Begin text: 
 
Mr. Barack Obama 
President-Elect 
United States of America 
 
Mr. President, please accept my warmest 
congratulations on your electoral victory, a result of 
the groundswell of expectations and hopes that took 
shape many months before. 
 
The U.S. people have valued your proposals for the 
future.  Your victory brings a change and is a 
milestone in the history of the United States. 
 
I wish you all the best for your mandate, your 
government, your country and the world in general. 
 
Congratulations to you and to your team. 
 
//s// Felipe Gonzalez 
Former Prime Minister of Spain 
End Text. 
 
 
AGUIRRE