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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 25, 1939

MARSHAL PETAIN HANDS CREDENTIALS TO GEN. FRANCO

Paris, To-day.

The first French Ambassador to National Spain, Marshal Petain, formally submitted his credentials to General Franco at Burgos yes- terday, according to French press National from the despatches Spanish capital.

BURGOS DENIES TRUCE

Burgos, To-day.

Italian reports that Repub- fican emissaries had arrived in Burgos and had reached an agreement for the surrender of Madrid, are officially Reuter. denied.

Long Talk In Russia

To Better Trade

Simultaneously the Paris papers comment on the one and three quarter of an hour conversation which Marshal Petain had with the National Spanish Foreign Minister, General Jordana, and stress the fact that all differences existing between the French and of

MOSCOW, TO-DAY. National Spanish points

M. MIKOYAN, COMMISSAR view concerning the immediate

AND FOR FOREIGN TRADE, surrender to National Spain of

STALIN'S CLOSEST the Spanish war materials and ONE OF supplies carried into France by FRIENDS, GAVE UP HIS HOLI- the defeated Catalan army had DAY TO RECEIVE MR. R. been overcome and that a solu- HUDSON, BRITISH SECRETARY tion had been found of the vari- ous other problems thus paving the way for an unlimited friend- ly future in the relations tween the two countries.

be-

FOR OVERSEAS TRADE. ›

S.

"We were very much impressed with M. Mikoyan's businesslike at- has titude. Our reception so far

friendly," Mr. than been more

Special stress is also laid by Hudson told Reuter.

the French press on the exceed- ingly hearty tone which is said

Yesterday Mr. Hudson started the

to have characterised the. Petain-first concrete discussions Jordana conversation and which possibility

·

on

the of improving Anglo-

is regarded as the best indication Soviet trade relations. of improvement of relations be- tween France and the National Spanish Government.

Ocean.

POLITICAL IMPORTANCE Because of the Central European Trans-events the talks may have assum- ed considerable political import-

PLANS FOR MADRID ATTACK COMPLETED

C

Burgos, To-day.

With all preparations for a final

aganst Ma-

central the

large scale offensive drid and the remaining Spanish territory still under control of the Defence Council, the eyes

National

of responsible Spanish military and political quar-

ters in the National Spanish capital are directed towards Madrid where the Defence Council held a session yesterday which is regarded in Bur- gos as, of greatest significance for the termination of the civil war:

According to reports circulating

an

ance.

Mr. Hudson had his arst business talk with M. Mikoyan in the after- noon. The discussions, which were hours, very friendly, lasted four but no details have been disclosed.

The talks are being resumed to- 18 day after which Mr. Hudson lunching with the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Maxim Litvinoff.— Reuter.

UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO

LAND AT PAKHOI

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Kwangchowwan, To-day.

An unsuccessful attempt to land

in all informed quarters the De- under cover of a smoke-screen was fence Council is said to have dis- made along the coast at Pakhoi on of Thursday, according to reports, cussed at length the question making final preparations for immediate transportation abroad of from Pakhoi received last night. all leaders to whom General Franco refuses to grant pardon in the case of surrender.-Trans-Ocean.

CONSCRIPTION

It is reported that several Ja- panese trawlers steamed, along the coast at about 2.80 p.m. and start- ed to throw out a smoke-screen.

Motor-launches, crowded with blue-jackets and troops were stand- |ing-by, alongside several Japanese

DECREE IN SPAIN warships, in preparation to land.

Barcelona, To-day

The first conscription decrees for

service in the Nation army in the former

Spanish

ribli

province of Catalonia were issued yesterday.

Chinese coastal batteries forced the trawlers to retreat out to se by steady shelling One of trawlers was hit and

Own Correspondent.

the.

-Our

The King't quatur empower- ing Mr Akiyoshi Tajiri to act as

The new Catalan recruits have been ordered to report to-day for Consul-General of Japan at Hong military service under National Kong has received His Majesty's Spanish colours, Trans-Ocean, jalgnature.