Note 114 — Chapter III
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Leon y Castillo was allowed a free hand in those negotiations. See Romanones, pp. 41 f.; Becker, pp. 427 f.; Mousset, p. 135; speeches by Almodovar and Romanones in the Spanish Chamber, June 7, 8, 1904, Sesiones del Congreso, Legislatura, pp. 4883, 4944 f., 4917 ff.; exchange of letters between Silvela and Almodovar published in L’Imparcial, June, 1904, and reprinted in Leon y Castillo, II, 185 ff. The result was shown to Silvela early in September, 1902, and received his entire approval, “provided one treats of a work of peace and concord guaranteed against all suspicion and opposition of friendly Powers.” The exact terms of the proposed accord are not known, only the main points. See R. Gay de Montella, España ante el problema del Mediterráneo (Barcelona, 1917), pp. 40 ff., quoting an article by Leon y Castillo in Mercurio, May 27, 1917; André Tardieu, “France et Espagne, 1902-1912,” Revue des deux mondes, Dec. 1, 1912, pp. 635 f.; Durand to Lansdowne, Feb. 14, 1903, B.D., II, 279, No. 336; Lansdowne to Monson, Aug. 5, 1903, April 29, May 13, 1904, ibid., 306 ff., No. 364; III, 33, No. 34; 35, No. 37; Monson to Lansdowne, May 20, 1904, ibid., 37, No. 41; Lansdowne to Egerton, April 27, 1904, ibid., 31 f., No. 32; Leon y Castillo, II, 177 ff.