PRIVATION IN SPAIN
■ ♦ Supplies Sent By Britain (8.0. W.) RUGBY, May 6. Britain’s desire to alleviate privation in Spain, of which there is much evidence, was emphasised by the Minister for Economic Warfare (Dr. Hugh Dalton) in a reply to a question in the House of Commons. Dr. Dalton said: “Between February 1 and April 16 ships carrying about 190,000 tons of cereals arrived in metropolitan Spain, and seven ships, with about 30,000 tons, 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 Argentine stocks have contributed. "It is not our policy to deprive Spain of foodstuffs required for the sustenance of the Spanish people. On the contrary, as I have informed the House, where there is no risk of supplies falling into the hands of the enemy, it is our policy not merely to allow them through, but to assist neutral countries to obtain them.”
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23323, 8 May 1941, Page 10
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