Spain presented its official request for membership of the European Communities by means of three letters written by Adolfo Suarez, Spanish Prime Minister, to Henri Simonet, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and President in office of the Council. Marcelino Oreja, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, met on the previous evening with Roy Jenkins, President of the CEC, Wilhelm Haferkamp, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of External Relations, and Lorenzo Natali, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Enlargement, Protection of the Environment, Nuclear Safety, Contacts with Member Governments and Public Opinion on Preparation for Direct Elections to the European Parliament.