"LOST CAUSE" IN SPAIN
Why Britain Will Not Intervene LORD HALIFAX EXPLAINS POLICY (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS. I (Received April 7, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, April 6. The Foreign Secretary (Lord Halifax) and the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr R. A. Butler) met members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress at the Foreign Office. Congress members put forward a suggestion about the removal of the embargo on the dispatch of arms and munitions to the Spanish Government. A general discussion of the Spanish conflict in all its aspects took place, and Lord Halifax explained in detail the British Government’s point of view. According to a Press Association message, “The Times” says that Lord Halifax explained to members of the Trade Union Congress why Britain adheres to non-intervention. He pointed out the probable futility of attempting at the last moment to bolster up a lost cause. He outlined the policy Britain will urge upon General Franco if and when his victory is complete. . The measures discussed were primarily of a humanitarian character. The delegates departed obviously impressed by the statements, if not wholly convinced of the rightness of the Government’s policy.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22372, 8 April 1938, Page 13
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