THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15, 1939.
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GERMAN ACTIVITIES IN
SPANISH
Frequent Air Visits By Nazi Technicians
The most notable impression I have received during a tour of the Spanish Zone of Morocco is the activity of the Germans. My visit was the first by an English journalist to the zone for many months, writes K. Robson in the London "Daily Telegraph."
MOROCCO
AMUSED THE
DUCHESS
The Duchess of Kent laughed heartily at this story, told by Lord Macmillan at the annual meeting of Alexandra Rose Day organisers and helpers in Lon- don:-
“An American' ladý,' the mother of three children, vowed that she would never Have a fourth. When asked why, she replied: 'Because statistics show that every fourth child born in America is a nig. ger,'
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the help of the local organisation
THEFT OF
WORK OF ART: POLICE STUMPED
PARIS, TO-DAY,
EN SPITE OF STRENOUS EFFORTS THE PARIS POLICE HAS BEEN UNABLE SO FAR TO FIND ANY TRACE OF THE PIC- TURE "L'INDIFFERENT" BY WATTEAU, STOLEN FROM THE LOUVRE ON SUNDAY,
News had come from Basle that
German aeroplanes are landing several times a week at Tetuan bringing "technicians," some of whom remain, while others leave after a few days.
Meanwhile, between 30,000 and 40,000 Spanish of the Falange, it is welding the the picture has been found in the and Moorish troops have arrived lately in Spanish which constitutes about one-quartered Bruno.
Spanish population of Tangier, luggage of the Italian painter nam-
The police were compelled, how- Morocco. Their reappearance is a natural sequel to of the whole, into an anti-British the end of the Spanish civil war.
and anti-French community.
ever, to release Bruno with their Viewing the evidence as a whole apologies as it was found that the for Their numbers and high spirits,
it seems fair to say that the Axis picture which had been taken There was a party of 40 German Powers, and notably Germany, re- "L'Indifferent" was a copy of an- however, have been causing some "technicians" in Tetuan who were uneasiness in the undefended Inter-officially stated to be members of gard Tangier and Spanish Morocco other painting by Watteau.
The French authorities are national Zone of Tangier. Some of a cinematograph
as a zone of great potential strate- unit. About a
gic importance in the event of hos-the moment pursuing a trail them have been heard calling out third of the guests having luncheon tilities with Britain and France, another direction.. in the streets of Tetuan and Melilla, at the Hotel Nacional were Germans and are preparing the ground ac- The police are searching for a
Now for Tangier," "Tangier be-
German influence is also being cordingly.
French-speaking painter who was longs to Spain,” and so on.
exerted in Tangier and Spanish The incalculable factor in these observed on Saturday and Sunday Morrocco through the Spanish schemings is the Moor. It is ques-in the Louvre copying the painting daily newspaper "Espana,"
tionable whether the Spanish Moor of the "Gilles" hanging next to the Subsidised with German money, would be willing to take up arms "L'Indifferent," and also for а much against the French Moor, and vice young woman who was in the com-
pany of the artist.-Trans-Ocean.
Such demonstrations, taken into .consideration with other signs of unusual political and military act- ivity, are being earnestly discussed
here:
There is no fear of an immediate attempt to change the status of the International Zone by force, but it is appreciate that in this event of a general European war Tangier would become at once an objective of great strategic importance to both sides.
The lonely frontier of the Span- ish Zone is very strictly controlled. At El Borch, where I crossed Span- ish officials wearing the Falange uniform check every strange arri- val with card index of undesir- ables provided by the Burgos Gov- ernment.
Permission to enter the country is not enough. It is necessary for the traveller, whether Spanish or foreign to obtain also a separate pass for each town he wishes to visit.
Thus, even among residents very few people indeed know what is go- ing on in the zone as a whole.
There are neither fortifications nor troops near the Spanish side of the Tangier frontier. None are needed, for Tangier is completely undefended and it would be pos- sible for a motorised column to leave Tetuan and occupy the Inter- national Zone in three hours al- most without having to fire a sin- :gle shot.
The fortifications that are being built in the Spanish Zone in con- travention to treaty are near Lar ache and at four other strategic points in relation to French Moroc- co. The Spanish High Commission- er for Morocco, Col. Juan Beigbed er, maintains that, they are neces- -sary to prevent troops from French Morocco pouring into the Spanish Zone in the event of war.
At the same time, German ‘acti- vity in the Spanish Zone is increas- ing. Herr Brosch, the German Con- sul in Tetuan, has just been replac ed by Herr Herbert Richter, younger and more active man.”
PROBLEM OF THE MOORS Herr Richter is in the early for ties, speaks English well and has been service in India. He will have many German visitors.
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