| Description | Payments agreement signed 2 Dec 1940. Agreement supplemented clearing agreement, any sterling payments not credited to clearing account be paid to a Spanish special account. Detailed arrangements. UK aid to Spain (Ellis Rees' letter of 12 Dec 1940, folio 32A). Ellis Rees in Madrid, 3 Jan 1941 as financial adviser to British Ambassador. Ellis Rees's political and economic assessment, 17 Jan 1941, folio 100a. |