GENERAL FRANCO STATES A POLICY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 271, 15 November 1937, Page 7

GENERAL FRANCO STATES A POLICY.

MTIONAL PROMISES.

Will Never Fight Britain Or France.

ITO BRIBE TO FASCIST POWERS. Ottlited Press A*tH>^aHoii.—Copyright. (Rccrivpd 9.30 a.m.) SALAMANCA, November 14. "Genernl Franco sup[>orts the status (|un in tin- Mediterranean and will not tolerate any direct or indirect foreign participation in

Spanish affairs, or in the Balearic Islands," writes a correspondent of the British L'nittvl Press, who has been authorised to provide a statement of insurgent foreign policy, as supplied by an official spokesman.

"General Franco." he says, "will never enter any conflict directed against France or Britain and will never contribute in tiny way to steps menacing their interests in the Mediterranean. •

"The Nationalist leader will not adhere to the Fascist pact against Communism, although he is determined to utamp out Communism in Spain once peace is restored.

"Ho desires pood relations with all Powers without joining any bloc or political axis. Certainly he will remember sentimentally those nations aiding him, but he sincerely desires a rapprochement with Britain and France,

"Despite the fact that he has accepted foreign aid to crush extremism. General Franco has never mortgaged ■ the national patrimony. Xo longer does he need foreign troops. He is prepared to let them return and to receive no further aid from abroad, provided the same conditions apply to the Barcelona Government. Enthrone Alfonso's Son? "The new Nationalist regime will not he Parliamentary. Possibly, the youngest sot* of ex-King Alfonso, the Infante Don Juan Carlos, will be enthroned. A civil Cabinet is already in process of formation.

"The new Spain will not be hostile to the League of Nations, but will not tolerate interference with her colonial Empire."

Agents to represent the insurgents in Britain have left for London with document* for General Franco's chief agent, the Duke of Alba, enabling him to inform the British Government of the insurgents' attitude to the proposed withdrawal of volunteers.

It is added that General Franco will afford all facilities for the British Government's plane to end the Spanish war.

DUCE'S SON BACK. SERVICE WITH REBELS. (Received 12 noon.) ROME, November 14. Elder eon of II Duce, Bruno Mussolini returned to-day from Spain, where he has seen service with the insurgent air squadrons.