1937-12-08 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 8, 1937.

NON-INTERVENTION

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MEETING

Replies To Volunteer Question Considered

ENCOURAGEMENT TO FURTHER EFFORT

London, To-day. COMMUNIQUE states that the non-interven- tion sub-committee yesterday gave preliminary consideration to the replies of the two parties in Spain regarding the withdrawal of volunteers, and recognised that the replies were of such na- ture as would make it possible for them to con- tinue their task. *

The sub-committee also considered methods of con- stituting the commissions which will be sent to Spain to organise the withdrawal of volunteers.

The chairman's sub-committee is' meeting on Thursday, and the tech- nical sub-committee to-day (Wednes

› day) and Friday.

BRITISH NOTE

M. Ivan Maisky (Russia), speak- OF WARNING

ing at yesterday's meeting, strongly

criticised General Franco's reply.

RUSSIAN CRITICISM

TO FRANCO

London, To-day.

After describing the Spanish Gov-

A Note has been received from Crnment's reply as satisfactory, M. Maisky said that General Franco's regarding the declaration recently the Spanish insurgent authorities reply was "vague, not clear and am-made by radio from Cadiz on the biguous, while his reasoning was blockade of the coasts of the Gov- not only irrelevant but equally in-ernment of Spain.

solent coming from the mouth and In reply to this Note, the British pocket of a general unable without Ambassador at Hendaye has been powerful foreign aid to stand on his own feet."-

M. Maisky, however, strongly urg ed proceeding with preparatory work, in the hope that General Franco subsequently would give the committee such interpretation of his reply to enable the committee to effect real withdrawal of volunteers

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ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE

Picture taken from a Japanese bombing plane showing attack on the aerodrome and barracks at Hangchow.

GENERAL ELECTION

IN BRITAIN

Madrid, To-day. There will probably be a Gen- éral Election in England at the beginning of next year, declared Mr. Clement Attlee in an inter- view with Spanish journalists here yesterday.

The results attained, he added, would be such as to make more ac- tive support of the Spanish cause

· possible.-—-—Trans-Ocean.

MINE-LAYING BY

INSURGENTS

M.P.S. IN BARCELONA DURING BOMBING

Barcelona, To-day. Nationalist planes raided Bar- celona, and environs yesterday afternoon.

No bombs fell on the centre of the town but it is reported that some were dropped in the suburbs, where the death roll hitherto is estimated at 50. Search for vic- tims is proceeding under piles of debris.

The British Labour opposition Paris, To-day. leader, Mr. Clement Attlee, and- instructed to remind General Reports of a barrier of mines laid other Labour MP's, including Mr. Franco that belligerent rights have by the Spanish Nationalists off the Philip Noel Baker and Miss Ellen conflict and that therefore the Bri- Almeria and the French frontier, the time of the raid, having not been recognised in the present Republican Spanish coast between Wilkinson, were in Barcelona at tish Government cannot recognise and the effects of the barrier on rived by special plane from Madrid any right to declare a blockade of Mediteranean shipping, are being shortly before. Reuter

this kind.

followed with keen interest

→ British shipping, it is stated, A message from Gibraltar says will continue to be protected as that the Nationalist cruisers Ba- heretofore

A MISTAKE

Barcelona, Later.-

against interference leares, Canarias and Almirante In now transpires that Mr Attlee when trading with Spanish ports. Cervera left Cadiz again on Monday and party arrived in Barcelona forty

A suggestion had been made that in order to escort minelayers which minutes after the all clear the approaches to the ports of the are to extend the barrier on the sounded following the air raid. Government of Spain would be min-feast coast of Spain-Trans-Ocean Reuter

The Chairman's sub-committee of

ed and in this connection, the at- the international non-intervention committee met yesterday to consis called to the Hague Convention tention of the insurgent authorities der the replies from the two par forbidding the laying of mines off ties in Spain to the committee's the coasts and ports of an enemy draft resolution of November 4.

with the sole object of intercepting The sug- The Committee agreed that both commercial navigation. these replies constitute an accep-gested action, therefore, it is point- tance in principle of the commit- ed out, would be a breach of inter- tee's plan.

national law even if, as is not, the case, belligerent rights had been The committee proceeded to agranted-British Wireless.

detailed discussion of the docu- ments prepared by technical ad- visers for the execution of plan în its various stages. British Wire-undergo any binding obligations con- less.

cerning the volunteers' withdrawal or the re-organisation of the sea, land and air forces.

THE TWO REPLIES

London, To-day.

BELLIGERENT RIGHTS

The replies of the two parties in Spain have been published The

The fact that the Non-Interven- Nationalist note asks whether it tion Committee has approached both would be possible for the Govern warring parties proves that belliger ments represented on the Non-In-ent rights have been accorded, if not tervention Committee to guarantee de jure, then de facto. the fulfilment of obligations on part

General Franco therefore pro- of the Spanish Government. The poses that, simultaneously with Note stresses the acceptance of the the granting of belligerent proposal for withdrawal of volun-rights, 3,000 volunteers should be teers in principle and therefore the withdrawn from both parties, and willingness of General Franco to that a definite agreement on the assist the Governments in the withdrawal of all volunteers and the evacuation of non-Spanish comba-organisation of control should be tants.

entered into at a later date.

The Spanish Government on the In view; however, of the extraor-other hand agree to co-oper dinary fact that the Franco Govern- the withdrawal of volunteers if ment has not been recognised as awithdrawal is affected under belligerent, this Government cannot ternational control Trans-Ocean.

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