The Delegation of Basque Government in New York during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939): The Lobbying Actions with the NCWC and the US State Department

Abstract

In this article it is analyzed the political relations between the Basque Government delegation in New York and the National Catholic Welfare Conference and US State Department during the Spanish Civil War. This Study it is presented from the Political History point of view and contributes sources from the American archives (National Archives and Records Administration, American Catholic University Archive, Rockefeller Foundation Archive) and from the Spanish state archives (Basque Documentary Heritage Center-Irargi, Historical Archive of Basque Nationalism and General Administration Archive); thanks to these sources, it is analyzed in the study of the Basque External Action during this period. Finally, it is sketched brief conclussions about the efficacy of th basque initiatives to lobby the US agencies mentioned and to show them its perspective, the loyalty, about the Spanish Civil War.
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The Delegation of Basque Government in New York during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939): The Lobbying Actions with the NCWC and the US State Department. (2017). El Futuro del Pasado, 8, 473-510. https://doi.org/10.14516/fdp.2017.008.000.001
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