TANKS MOBILISED

Evening Star, Issue 22475, 21 October 1936, Page 11

TANKS MOBILISED

GENERAL FRANCO'S PLANS INTENDS TO CLEAR MADRID STREETS PRESIDENT AZANA IN BARCELONA Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 20. The ‘ Daily Telegraph’s ’ special correspondent with the insurgents says:— “ General Franco has mobilised a great number of tanks, with which he intends to clear the streets when he enters the capital.” President Azana and four Cabinet Ministers have arrived at Barcelona from Madrid. SENOR TERASA RESIGNS COMMERCIAL ATTACHE AT WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, October 19. Senor Terasa, commercial attache at the Spanish Embassy, has resigned, believing that, although he is a Liberal himself, Spain’s future is in the hands of General Franco. SHOT BY REBELS CAPTURED RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE. HENDAYE, October 20. (Received October 21, at 10 a.m.) The rebels are reported to have shot a, representative of the International Red Cross and five passengers captured aboard the Spanish steamer Gelerna. LABOUR CIRCLES ANXIOUS PROSPECT OF DELAY NOT WELCOME. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 20. (Received October 21, at noon.) Major Attlee, in a letter to the Prime Minister, refers to the grave concern regarding the situation in Spain and the steadily deepening anxiety caused by the progression of events. The letter proceeds: “Although the allegations have not yet been definitely proved, there is strong ground for the belief that the policy of non-interven-tion is being deliberately violated. Whilst it is true that the International Committee has now initiated an investigation into these allegations, we fear delay will be hot wholly unavoidable and will enable the policy of non-inter-vention to be still further abused to aid those who are in rebellion against the elected Government of Spain.” It is probable that the letter will be considered at to-morrow’s Cabinet meeting, at which the Prime Minister will preside. REPORTS ASKED FOR (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 20. (Received October 21, at noon.) Lord Plymouth yesterday addressed a letter to the Italian, German, and Portuguese representatives on the Nonintervention Committee with reference to the allegations brought forward at the last meeting of the committee on October 9 that infractions of the agreement had occurred. Lord Plymouth’s letters express the hope that the observations of the three Governments will be received in time to enable the next meeting of the committee to be held towards the end of this week.