SPANISH LEGION
BRITISH PEOPLE ANGERED Rec. 1 p.m. LONDON, January 20. Some fairly sharp comment has followed Mr. Eden's emphasis on the un» satisfactory character of Spanish neutrality and his renewed protest about the supposedly disbanded Blue Division. j The "Daily Mail" says the Blue Division was withdrawn from Russia, but was immediately replaced by the Spanish Legion, "This dishonest subterfuge was Franco's contemptuous reply to our protests," it says. "One wonders whether Mr, Eden himself realises the depth of feeling aroused in this country by the Spanish Government's long series of insults and provocations. The British people are tired of hearing that 'strong representations' have been made to Madrid with no result, The point has been reached, in fact; at which 'protest' is another word for 'humiliation.''" The "Manchester Guardian" comments that the Blue Diyision is of no significance militarily. "Politically, however, it proclaims to the world that Spain is against the. United Nations, and its continued existence in the 'field is an affront."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1944, Page 5
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