THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 10, 1989
Communist Rebels Against Defence Junta Invade Madrid
PENETRATE HEART OF CITY: SHARP FIGHTING
Burgos, To-day.
The Communists, whose uprising against the Na- tional Defence Committee appeared on Wed- nesday evening to have been crushed took the offensive again yesterday and by midday had penetrated into the heart of the city.
-ITALIAN
WORKERS'
PAY RAISE
A messago from Rome says that Mussolini has decreed an in- crease of from 5 to 10 per cent, in worker's wages, and prohibited nny increase in prices.
Signor Gayda, commenting on the step, denies foreign allega- tions that it comes as a sop to in- ternal. restiveness.
The decree will cost about £11,000,000 per annum,
Severe fighting went on in the neighbourhood of FRANCO TO
the Ministries and the Hippodrome. The Com-
munists are reported to have occupied several BEGIN MADRID
public buildings.
Reason for this turn of events is apparently attri-DRIVE SOON
butable to the defection of part of the Madrid Garrison.
Burgos, To-day.
General Franco has decided to
U.S.-BRAZIL ECONOMIC COLLABORATION
Washington, To-day.
An exchange of Notes calling for close economic collaboration between the United States and Brazil, has been signed by Mr. Cordell Hull, United States Se- cretary of State, and Dr. Oswal Aranha, Brazilian Foreign. Minis- ter.
on
The two countries agree freeing of the Brazilian foreign exchange market for commerce from the United States, establish- ment of a Brazilian national bank, and resumption of pay- ments on Brazil's dollar debts.
The United States Export and Import Bank will extend credits not exceeding $19,200,000 to the Bank of Brazil to enable the Brazilian Government to discontinue official
On the other hand, Republican enounced last night that motorised hasten the Nationalist offensive control over foreign exchange opera- troops in environs of the capital units are rapidly advancing to are supporting General Mlaja. Madrid to quell the Communist against Madrid in view of the [tions.
BANK FINANCE Advance of the Communists into disturbances.
growing chaos there, according to At the same time the State De- Madrid went hand in hand with-
"The rebels are offering little well-informed Nationalist circles partment announced that President the systematic cutting of the roads
resistance and are constantly de- which anticipate an early attack on leading from the capital.
serting to our ranks,” said the radio announcement.
Communists occupied the village of Vallecas on the road to Valen- cia, Canillejas on the road to Guadalajara, Canilla and Hortaleza
on the road to Burgos, thus form- Communist ring around
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ing Madrid.
After desertion to the Commun-
ist camp of some of the Carabinieri Corps in Madrid, General Miaja is said to have issued orders for the recall to the capital of troops from the Guadalajara sector.
Communists have dug trenches and erected barricades near Canillejas on the Guadalajara road in order to intercept these reinforce- ments. Other troops adhering to General Miaja. are marching on Madrid from Valencia where Miaja's forces are in control.
Part of the troops coming to help of the National Defence Com-
the capital.
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Roosevelt would recommend · Con- gress to place at Brazil's disposal, gold up to $50,000,000 to serve Reports from Madrid state assets for the Central Reserve Bank All entrances to Madrid are in
of Brazil which was being created. the entire first Army the hands of the National Defence that
The amount drawn upon would Council forces, and it is expected Corps of the Republican forces be from Brazil's future production that normal conditions will be joined hands
the Com- of gold." restored with little delay.
the village
Dr. Aranha announced yesterday
with
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The Government took 1,400 Communists and occupied munist prisoners when rebel head-and airport of Barajas, where vio- that Brazil intended to resume pay- ments on her dollar debts starting quarters surrendered last night.-lent collisions with the vanguard Reuter.
of Miaja's troops advancing from on July I on account of interest and
REVOLT SPREADS
The clash between Communists and the military Junta of General Miaja has spread to other parts of Republican · territory.
According to trustworthy re- ports, the Communists gained the upper hand in the Andalusian pro- vince of Almeria at Granada.
Local Soviets were formed,
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mittee are already within firing According to an official report of distance of the capital and bom-the Defence Council, broadcast by barding Communist positions in
the Madrid wireless station last
the immediate vicinity of the city
within which the Committee's forces are, for the time being, on the defensive,
The Committee has put its planes
other sectors of the front took place yesterday afternoon.
amortisation,-Reuter.
the hands of the National Defence Madrid railway station is still in Committee.-Trans-Ocean.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COMMISSION SHOWS GOOD RESULTS
London, To-day.
night, however, Miaja troops have The annual meeting of the Chinese Government
obtained mastery over the Com munists in the provinces.
At the same time, however, it is
Purchasing Commission was held yesterday afternoon at the Chinese Embassy.
into action, which have bombed admitted, that in Ciudad Real and The Ambassador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, presided, in the Communist positions in various quarters of Madrid.
in the mining district of Puerto Llano, the Communists are in con- trol. The mines have been occupi-
HEAVY FIGHTING
A new proclamation urging the inhabitants of the capital to rally ed. to the Committee's support in its struggle against Communism was issued by Miaja on Thursday at noon. The proclamation stressed Heavy fighting between the Com- that unless the population backed munists and the troops is going the Committeo, the entry of General on in this region, Franco into Madrid would be in- evitable. Trans-Ocean.
presence of Sir Ralph Wedgwood (Chief Gen- eral Manager of the L.N.E.R.), Mr. A. R. Guin- ness, Mr. C. A. McEuen, Lord Riverdale (the well-known industrialist and company direc- tor), and Dr. C. C. Wang,
SITUATION AGAIN Frontier stations between Irun and curtailed by the war, 74 contracts
UNDER CONTROL
Madrid, To-day.
Aircraft, acting under orders
A happy spirit of optimism per-, material for the Burma-Yunnan vaded the meeting, and the Am-Į Railway. bassador was warmly congratulated Since the Commission began on completion of the currency stabi-operations in 1931, its purchases in` The Spanish-French Pyrenean lisation fund.
Britain totalled £5,266,783,
and frontier was closed yesterday by Although the Commission's pur- administrative expenses amounted Spain with the exception of the
chases in the past year were much to £48,439, or 18/9d for £100.
INVESTMENT PROFITS These expenses were covered near- ly four times by investment profits. INTERESTING CONTRACTS At the close of the year the total These were mostly of an interest sum of £78,968 stood to the credit ing nature, such as £25,000 for of the Commission's current account telegraph and telephone equipment and fixed deposits.
The Commission was instrument-
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A similar closure took place in December immediately before the beginning of the great Catalan offensive and the object was to prevent filtering through of news
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were placed with total value of £182,034
constantly bombing the Communist Bible that this now frontier closure | China da £80,000 order was placed students with British engineering from General Miaja's junta, are from Nationalist Spain. It is pos- for development of South-West year in placing 49 Chinead
rebels in the city.
and in the latter half of al
indicates that the offensive against the year a Madrid is about to begi Trans-for railway equipment and negotia- and shipbuilding firms for prac
flong were opened for rafla andiifcal training.—Reuter.
Madrid's wireless station an- Ocean.
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