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Italonia in return for relinquish- ing the rest of Spain to the in- surgents.
Growing short of men to mani- pulate his war machine, General Franco is believed to favour some such arrangement, although, pu- blicly, he repeats his demand for "absolute surrender" by the Gov- ernment.
Government circles, fully aware are still du- 7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2. of his difficulties,
bious of his motives; think he is Notice To Contributors.
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SPAIN: AN EARLY ARMISTICE?
Deadlocked except on the Va- lencia front, the General fears that if he does not win before the winter he will not win at all. His willingness to negotiate is condi- tional, therefore, on the French frontier being closed. It is not insignificant that the French frontier should have been men- tioned in the Ciano-Perth conver- sation.
Defection
Supplementing Senor Ayala's efforts are a number of the Gen- eral's agents closely contacted
tar.
Weary of the now nearly two-with British notables in Gibral- year-old civil war in Spain, Sig-
Aiming jointly for armistice, nor Mussolini probably finds that
these agents have very different as good as any other reason to motives. Some, Falangists sym- explain his new initiative to bring pathising with the imprisoned in- the Anglo-Italian Agreement to surgent General Yague, resent of Italian and the point of early ratification. the infiltration Little has leaked out regarding | German personnel to the Burgos peace be- the views outlined by Count administration, want Ciano to Lord Perth, but the ur-fore Spaniards are squeezed out gency of the Ambassador's des-altogether; others want a breath- patch to London and the an-ing space to try out Fascist pe- nouncement that the communica-netration tactics in the proposed tion was under close scrutiny is independent Catalonia. enough to take the meeting out Faced with growing dissension of the category of a casual Sun-not only in the ranks, but among day afternoon call. It is not in-his immediate subordinates, Gen- are eral Franco has to take danger- conceivable, indeed, there
way or another. strong probabilities that the re-lous risks one peated rumourings of armistice British Foreign Office officials and compromise in Spain are de- hold that as his reason for con- veloping concrete form. A num-tinued bombing of British ships ber of eminent Spaniards have and raids over the French bor- recently been sounding both Mr. der.
Chamberlain and M. Daladier on To Signor Mussolini he has the possibility of their interces- appealed urgently for reinforce- sion. A hint from Signor Mus-ments, but Il Duce wants, if pos- the Anglo-Italian solini would do the trick, although sible, to save his first move seems to have Agreement, is also obsessed with been an attempt to persuade Bri- the delicate situation in Czecho- tain to take Spain out of the Slovakia, which might precipitate Anglo-Italian Pact.
an ugly problem in Yugo-Slavia,
The latest truce seeker to ar- and threaten Il Duce's Albanian rive in London is the former Gov-oil. ernment diplomat, Senor Peras
de Ayala, himself a moderate Conspiracy
standing half-way between Senor Juan Negrin and General Fran- cisco Franco.
So Franco struggles along, for the moment, with the rising tide of discontent. Early this month, Ambassador in London after the fall of King Alfonso, he has dozens of his officers were remov- lately lived in Paris. Now, with ed from, the active list, confined to barracks for "lack of dili- This American wife, he is resum-
gence"; some expect to be court- ing old London friendships, com-
martialled for conspiracy. bining diplomacy with holiday- ing.
Both dereliction of duty and sedition, are undermining his Speaking fair Oxford with a control. Recently some hundreds · ́ soft Spanish intonation, he has of prisoners mainly non-poli- escaped from Seville- been trying to secure through tical English channels a declaration gaol; a few days later a Republi- from General Franco favouring can raid released a thousand war impartiality as between the Rome-prisoners from a camp between
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pacts. This, he thinks, if ob- casting General Queipo de Llano tained, would be followed by the had to be faded out, General Ya- withdrawal of Mussolini's "volun- gue arrested. teers."
Playing For Time
Now comes more or less open rebellion against foreign officers, unrest among the civilians who, ill-fed and war weary, jib at in- Basis of the contemplated creasing taxes, and an outbreak compromise is not a plebiscite, as of Republicanism at his Moroc was suggested some time ago, can base of La Linas.Com- but an agreement ensuring the promise seems to have stalwart long-sought independence of Ca-'allies.
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