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NON-INTERVENTION PLAN ON

VERGE OF BREAKDOWNL

Soviet Russia Accused Of Torpedoing Scheme

TIME CO-RELATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

BELLIGERENCY:

GERMAN ATTITUDE

London, To-day.

Soviet Russia, in blankly refusing to grant the Spanish parties belligerent rights, has destroy- ed the British plan," declared the German Ambas- sador, Herr von Ribbentrop, at yesterday after- noon's meeting of the non-intervention sub-com- mittee which considered the British proposals.

It was useless to discuss details of the answers in these circumstances, he added, and his Govern- ment would reserve its attitude towards this new situation in all respects.

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"We Germans have known for a long time that but for Soviet Russia there would be no Span-bers of Communists ish civil war," he declared.

BBENTROP SPEECH

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London, To-day BANK HOLIDAY

Herr von Ribbentrop, in his main the mon-Intervention

The meeting lasted three week and that meanwhile the dele- hours, and it was afterwards of gates get into touch with their ficially stated that comparison Governments :

It later appeared that while no was made of the answers re- ceived on the British plan and a further meeting of the non-inter-speech at meeting a

said: considerable e measure of agreevention sub-committee had yet ment was reached, but there been summoned, it may be held were important divergencies in some time next week-Reuter. points of view, which gave rise to a general discussion.

ADJOURNMENT

RUSSIAN STAND.

"I believe that once and for all it ought to be understood that in future every non-intervention sure, of this committee designed to affect Spanish territory

The possibility of a new non-in-ing the collaboration of the tervention crisis, as a result of the Spanish people, should presuppose attitude of Russia is discussed by the granting of belligerent rights by the States represented on the the entire British press,

committee.

The committee adjourned at 7.30 yesterday evening to enable the

The "Daily Mail" speaks of Governments to consider the posi

“For, does anybody really be tion arising out of the discussion."Soviet plot to torpedo the British

Herr von Ribbentrop (Germany) plan," but other papers take a more lieve that a proud Spaniard like insisted on the granting of bel-optimistic attitude and opine that General Franco could tolerate the ligerent rights as a condition of all the Soviet may be prevailed upon despatch of commissions into his ports and of control commission non-intervention measures, and de-to modify her stand.

clared that General Franco would In this connection, considerable among his troops to supervise the never accede to proposals in re-importance is attached to the con-coming and going of vlunteers un- gard to withdrawal of volunteers ference between the Premier, Mr. less one were to grant him at least the primitive rights of a belliger without getting the right of recog-Neville Chamberlain, and the Soviet

thority?

nition of belligerency in exchange. Ambassador, M. Ivan Maisky. let Power, with belligerent

Lord Plymouth, the chairman, Although it is merely announced arged the necessity of all the non-that "current political questions BOTH SIDES SHOULD BE HEARD intervention Governments approv- were discussed; the papers all as ing the British plan, otherwise the sume that non-intervention was the Spanish parties were extremely n-main matter discussed likely to agree to it.

FRENCH SUPPORT

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BERLIN REPLY

"Until the committee has heard Trans-both Spanish parties, nothing at all

be done.

"All the Powers on the commit tee, except Russia, have accepted Berlin, To-day the fundamental idea of the British M. Charles Corbin, the French Informed quarters here state that proposals, differences of opinion Ambassador, strongly supported the German reply to the British only being experienced over the Lord Plymouth, while Count Dino proposals, handed in yesterday, gen-time when belligerent rights Grandi, the Italian Ambassador, erally agrees but calls attention to should be granted. entirely agreed with Herr von the order of the proposals and "The Soviet has destroyed one of Ribbentrop

stresses the necessity of granting the pillars on which the British M. Ivan Maisky, the Soviet Ambelligerent rights to General Franco. plan rested. Trans-Ocean bassador, declared that "Herr von The Note also states that the Ribbentrop's presentation of the existing system of sea control by Soviet reply was grossly unfair Britain and France alone will in

He asserted that all the Germans the long run prove untenable. and Italans wanted was to get Much interest has been General Franco given the status of here by the reservations belligerent, and then they would the Polish Government, delay the withdrawal of volunteers indefinitely...

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Miss D. E. M. Wilson to bề

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Miss P. E. Keam to be a Nursing

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Mr. H. WE Heath to be an Assist

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