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necessary investment in time, money and effort. Included in the latter would be Chief/LOLACE approval. Such approval always requires solid operational justification and such justification could be especially necessary in this case, due to the probabio publication' outlet involved, Lifo International. Te are inclined to thin. that such a trip would not to worth it, uniess, and this is a possibility ciscussed below in paragraph 2, TICHEORY were to bo assigned PCS to Spain for a period of a year or more.c. Also discussed with TICHIDORN Curang lis recent visit was the subject of his contacts with Spaniards in his hose city and of his use in assessing and developing visiting Spanish contacts of tho Station who might to steered to bin. In the former category, vo deterainod that TICIDORN LBS not yet been active in taking o contacts but would to villing to do so, on a celected basis. The question bore is, whoa would to wish hip to meet and develop? (TICTEORN's temediate reaction was to suggest te meet the Spanish sabassador to Washington.) Unless the Station has some specific cardidates in mind, we boliove the most profit to be tad from this exercise initially, would be to givo TICINORII the task of asscabling a spotting report on Spanierds in his bose city engaged in commercial activities to whom, presumably, TICHDORA του10 be able to logically develop access. Ho fuel that to give hin a broad assignment of reporting on any and ali Epanierda he costs scald te self-dofcating. On the latter category of targota, those selected Epaniards visiting TICILORN'S city who migat bo steered to hin by the Station, vo fool that cover considerations will have to be carefully handled in order to protect TICHDOEN's no solid cover. TICADORA currently is covered as a business corsultant and attorney under Identity A. He is specifically identified with Identity Band, when required, an on tis trip to Spain, with TUBALIIG. We would to perfectly wiilies to consider using TICEDORA in this way provided the targets vere care- fully selected and could be steered to TICKBORN without endangering Lis cover.d. In answer to paragraph 2d of the Reference, we are forsarding under separage cover copies of the reports which TILBORN sataittod to Headquarters after his return. We can find no indication that these were sent to you at the time, although that was our intention. In any event, they appear to constitute additional detail to verbal reports provided to the Station by TICESORN thilo he was thera last yoar..2. As the Station notes, the question of a PCS assignment to Madrid for TICKBORN was Ghelved last year due to a variety of reasons, both personal and professicant. Recent discussions with BOPLAY, Lovever, indicate that such an assignment should not be ruled out. It is possible that TICHE would bo available for PCS assignment to Spain in 1959, assuming that suitable cover arrangments can be worked out. In this regard, his assignment to Eadrid en s'gan in VUSALING Iberia might be a logical extension of his part and present activities. In vice of the Station's comments in paragraph Sc of Reference, se vould apprecinto your thoughts on this and on any other cover possibilities which come to wind. Granted that such an assignment is presently no more than a long range possibility, it is nevertheless an attractive one, worth an exchange of viewe3. Developments cited in paragraphs 3a and 3d of the Reference are volcome as both appear to constitute potential accons of value. Be will bo most interested in your progress.4. The case of QUSALT/l is, as ever, a thorny one. be D111 cozzent on it by separato dispatch.5. To sum up, Headquarters is also impressed with TICHDORN's potential as indicated by his all-to brief visit to Spain last year.(continued)