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...Foreign Minister Martin Artajo and a team of 20 diplomats (including Spain's Lieut. General Mohammed Ben el Mizzian, a devout Moslem) were off on a tour of the Middle East. Their mission: to sell the Moslem states on the idea that Spain, with her ancient cultural ties to Islam, is the natural intermediary between the Middle East and the Western powers. Artajo told leaders that nationalist unrest is just playing into the hands of the Russians. Results so far are meager, but if Franco's missionaries win Moslem converts, the troubled West may be grateful to Madrid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Importance of Being Important | 4/28/1952 | See Source »

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