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are to be allowed if it is shown that the delay is due to "upavoid- One able technical difficulties." cannot imagine the Non-Inter- vention Committee having any difficulty in proving to the French after forty days that it must on no account impair or destroy the magnificent evacuation scheme which, if It has not then worked, will certainly be on the very point of working. Curious changes have been made in this scheme. Formerly the frontiers were not to be closed until a few days be- fore It was quite certain that withdrawal would begin; now they are to be closed with the The talks between France and start of "counting." Formerly Italy have been suspended since the "volunteers" were to have May 17, and they will not be re- been divided into numerous cate- sumed until Mussolini says the gories so that there would have word. When Britain made an been an equal chance of remov- agreement with Italy it was asing the important people (attach- sumed that France also would ed to machine-guns, artillery, make one. We wanted to let tanks, signals, aeroplanes) Mussolini know that he was not well as the mere infantry. But bound exclusively to the Berlin now the categories are reduced Axis and that he had, if he chose, to four only, which are of a some "freedom of manoeuvre," general, comprehensive kind but if he and France, remained Army, Navy, Air Force, and on bad terms it would soon be civilians, and who is to say in clear that our agreement had what order and in what propor- missed fire. Actually bad terms tions the gunners, technicians, became worse. When the agree-aviators, and the like will be with- ment was signed on April 17 both drawn?

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the Italian Government and the Two questions arise. Mussolini British believed that the Spanish is universally, believed to have war would soon be over; Franco threatened the French with his had reached the sea" on April displeasure if they went on (as 16. This was no doubt one of he would have put it) helping the reasons why the British Gov-the Spanish Government. If, ernment based the agreement on then, the French frontier is to be the assumption that Franco closed, what guarantees are there would win the war and Italian to be that help does not reach ports? Everything troops still be found in Spain Franco's when it was over. Things turn- turns on this. The Committee's ed out otherwise. Not only did scheme only provides that an the Spanish Government recover "Observing Officer" may be sent but the signs were that the war to any port where his presence momentarily would go on until the autumn, is thought to be the winter, possibly next year necessary. "The Russian delegate Mussolini attributed the Spanish declared that the presence on duty Government's outrageous refusal day an

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to die to aid sent over the French observers in all Spanish ports” is frontier; the Italian press was re- permanently necessary; and it volted at such "intervention" in may be added that in the recent defiance of all pledges. Then, in discussions no country has done

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the screw a turn. He could afford est system than Soviet Russia. to, since he had made sure of The second question relates to Britain. Britain he could trust, aeroplanes. How does the Com- for he knew what they meant mittee, while it is withdrawing - but the wicked French were on volunteers," propose to prevent the wrong side of the barricade, more airmen and aeroplanes from for they wanted the Govern- landing in Spain? It is no ment to win and did not like the secret who has sent most in days look of things if Franco, plus gone by. The Under Secretary Mussolini, plus Hitler, dominated for Foreign Affairs can only say Spain. Mussolini implied that the that the Committee is consider British were with him on Spain, ing the matter. But is it really which was true, and, that the suggested that the land frontiers French were isolated, which in should be closed before even deed, they were. There will be no withdrawal begins, that with- more negotiations, he said" în drawal should start but the most effect to the French, until you important of the combatants behave to me as nicely as the withdrawn we know not when, and that all else perhaps should all be stopped but the mos

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