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'THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 29, 1988

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FINANCING WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS FROM SPAIN Soviet Attitude Raises Many Complications

FRANCO REPEATS HIS ALLEGATIONS

The

Burgos, To-day.

Government here takes

cognisance of the bombing of cargo At boats in Spanish ports in a semi- official note Tuesday, which alleged that the British Parliamentary, op- position are unscrupulously making use of aerial attacks on British ships to misrepresent facts, at- tempting to make it appear as if In- surgent aeroplanes had singled out British as their targets. It is most certainly not the Nationalist inten- tion to occasion any loss or damage

Four Powers Reach Their Own Arrangement

London, To-day.

to-day's meeting of the non-intervention sub- committee, the Soviet representative suggest- ed that each of the five Great Powers “should

SPY HUNT CHIEF FOR EUROPE

New York, To-day.

The United States District At- torney, Mr. Lamar Hardy, in charge of the alleged Nazi spy- ring investigations, is, sailing for Europe to-morrow to continue'.fur- ther, inquiries.

Mr. Hardy stated that he in- tended to visit England and France but declined to say whe- ther he would proceed on to Ger- many or to Scotland.-Reuter.

pay one-sixth of the expense of organising the evacuation of volunteers from Spain and main-tigation to be made of these alle- taining control officers in Spanish ports.

to the British Nation which Nation- The other sixth, it was suggested, should be borne

jointly by the other members of the Committee.

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alist Spain esteems very highly and thus alienate Britain's friendship, be the Note continues.. It must

The Soviet delegate also suggest The Chairman's subcommittee understand, however, that those ob- jects in enemy harbours which are ed that the Republican Government met at the Foreign Office for sever- and the administration of General al hours this afternoon. The busi- the most important source of sup- ply of military equipment cannot Franco should bear the expense of ness was to further consider the

prior finance of the withdrawal scheme. be spared. If foreign ships were maintaining the volunteers

while the damaged while delivering such to their repatriation,

SHIPPING INVESTIGATION consignments they must ascribe it expenses of transportation from to fact that they were transpor-Spain should be borne by the Gov- ting arms, which undoubtedly ernment in proportion to the num-

ber of their respective nationals. made them military objective,

Most of these ships, the note After some discussion, the re- goes on to say, are in the service of presentatives of Britain, France, private shipping companies, which Italy and Germany stated that their could only be referred to as "pirate" governments were each prepared to companies, and have no right to pay one quarter of the sum requir- fly the British flag which they use ed to provide the total needed after to camouflage their real trade.

the payment of the Soviet contri- Under these circumstances some bution.-Reuter. attacks are purely an act of self-de- fence and ships are attacked, not because they are flying the British flag, but because they abuse that flag and carry on piratical trade in spite of all warnings to desist. Trans-Ocean.

RESTRICTIONS IN IMMIGRATION

SOVIET STAND

London, To-day. According-to-informed-quarters here, the Soviet Russian representa- tive declared at yesterday's sitting of the non-intervention Committee, that the Soviet Government is will- ing to pay one-sixth of the

sum

required for the repatriation of the foreign volunteers from Spain The Hague, To-day. and for the counting of the volun- Regulations concerning entry teers in Spain if the Spanish au- of foreigners into Holland have thorities bear the costs arising from been rendered considerably stric-quartering and provisioning of the ter by a decree issued by the volunteers in evacuation camps up Minister of Justice, directed to the time when the evacuation is as is specially stated in first

completed. place against "immigration of un- desirable aliens."

An official communique issued Under terms of this decree all last night déclares that the financial foreigners who wish to visit their side of the British plan for with- relatives or friends in Holland drawal of the volunteers was dis- must henceforth obtain beforehand cussed by the Committee and that Russian a letter of invitation. This letter the question of a Soviet R must prior to its despatch, be sub-participation as to the withdrawal mitted by the sender to the Dutch is still presenting some difficulties. Police authorities who will mention-Trans-Ocean. on it the time allowed to the

recipient for his sojourn in Hol- land. No foreigner suspected of being an emigrant will in future be granted permission for even a temporary stay in Holland.-Trans- Ocean:

LORD PERTH SEES CIANO

Rome, To-day. Lord Perth, British Ambassa- dor, visited Count Ciano at the NO PURPOSE Foreign Office to-day, and it is be London, To-day. lieved, discussed the latest deve- R. A. Butler, Under Secretary lopments in the attempt of Bri- for Foreign Affairs, declared in | lain and Italy to find a rapid solu- the House of Commons yesterday tion to the Spanish problem, in- that in view of the present attitude cluding the enforcement of the of the Soviet Government in that British scheme for the withdraw. matter, it would serve no useful al of volunteers. purpose to approach Moscow with It is understood that the bomb- the request to permit reopening of ing of British ships in Spanish the British consulate in Leningrad. waters was also discussed.

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gations through the Non-Interven- tion Board and it is learned the reports of the Board show that no breach of the nonintervention agreement has been committed by any British ship named on General

Franco's list...

Moreover, the owners very strongly denied that the vessels were carrying goods prohibited un- der the 1986 Act. These ships have always carried non-intervention ob-

servers.

Earlier this month, a list of 12

The British Agent in Burgos has ships, 10 of which were British, instructed to inform the authorities was circulated by General Franco's there of the results of these inves Administration together with alle-tigations in the hope of preventing gations that these ships were car the further circulation of such un- rying illegal supplies. The British founded charges against British Government have caused an inves-Imerchant ships. British Wireless.

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