BRITISH ASSISTANCE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 107, 8 May 1941, Page 7

BRITISH ASSISTANCE

FOODSTUFFS FOR SPAIN

British Official Wireless. RUGBY, May 7. Britain's desire to alleviate privation in Spain, of which there is much evidence, was emphasised by the Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr. Hugh Dalton, in the House of Commons. He said: "Between February 1 and April 16 ships carrying approximately 190,000 tons of cereals arrived in metropolitan Spain and ships with approximately 30,000 tons arrived in the Canary Islands. Navicerts have been issued for a further 250,000 tons, part of which is already on the way. "So far as I am aware no cereals have been imported into Spain from French Morocco, but both Canadian and Argentina stocks have contributed. It is not the policy to deprive Spain of foodstuffs required for the sustenance of the Spanish people. On the contrary, where there are no risks of supplies falling into the hands of the enemy, it is the policy not merely to allow them through, but to assist neutral countries to obtain them."