FRANCO'S TERMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 9

FRANCO'S TERMS

AIR POLICY CHANGE ACCEPTANCE OF FREE PORT OFFER NEUTRAL CONTROL United Prtss Association—By Electric gTaph—Copj*rlEhtLONDON, June 29. I The special representative of "The | Times" at Burgos says that a semiofficial statement from General Franco's headquarters indicates that no change in the nationalists' air policy can be expected unless General Franco's proposal for a single neu-tpal-controlled harbour, to be set apart from the war zone for commercial shipping of a non-military nature, is carried into effect. This proposal is represented as being the limit of the nationalists' concessions.

The statement, after emphasising the desire of nationalist Spain to preserve and intensify friendly relations with England, adds: "We have not lost our reason and do not do things blindly. We do not bombard republican ports and ships unloading in them out of a spirit of aggression, but for reasons of legitimate self-defence."

NO HIGH SEAS ATTACKS

REBEL UNDERTAKING

ASSURANCE TO BRITAIN

(Received June 30, 11.50 a.m.)

ROME, June 29.

In an inspired article in the "Gior,nale d'ltalia," Signor Virginio Gay da says that the Italian Foreign Minister told the British Ambassador that General Franco had undertaken that his aeroplanes would not attack British ships on the high seas and would discriminate in their favour while bombing ports. He would establish free ports for the use of legitimate trade.

LONDON OBJECTIONS

"SPECIES OF GUN-RUNNING"

SHIPPING MAY BE

REFUSED

(Received June 30, 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, June 29. The City Editor of the "Daily Mail" says that Lloyds' rates on the ships (which are not always British) going to Spain under the British flag are already 25 guineas per cent., and even higher for delayed cargoes. City authorities are objecting to London finance being misused for a species of gun-running, and are seriously considering a general refusal to accept risks. ,

SOVIET HAS DOUBTS

evacuation plan

VERY LIMITED EXPENDITURE

APPROVED

June 29.

The Soviet representative on the Non-intervention Committee, M. Kagan, declared today that the whole demeanour of the interventionist Powers compelled him to doubt whether the evacuation of volunteers from Spain would occur.. The Soviet Government believed that money would be spent in vain, and was therefore prepared to agree to the most limited amount, namely, one-sixth of the cost of maintaining the commissions going to Spam for the purpose of arranging evacuation. ... .. . The "Daily Telegraph" says it is inferred from the attitude of the other great Powers that they are prepared to bear whatever cost is involved in order to facilitate the submission of the plan for the approval of both sides in Spain. A communique issued after the meeting today was merely formal.

INSURGENT CAINS

BURGOS, June 29,

The insurgents launched an attack along a line from Onda to Lucena del Cid, near Castellon, today, and advanced an average distance of two and a half miles. They captured Aralla and took, much booty.