SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1936, Page 5

SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Neutrality Question

non-intervention conference

RUGBY, September 21. A further meeting of the International Committee for the application of the agreement regarding non-inter-vention in Spain, was held at the Foreign Office. Lord Plymouth presided. The meeting was attended by representatives of 26 countries. The Committee had before them the question raised by the French representative. whether the export of gas masks to Spain should be regarded as being prohibited under the agreement for non-inteivention. All the replies so far received indicate that the Governments concerned were rff the opinion that the export of gas masks should not be regarded as being so piohibited. The Committee had also under consideration a complaint respecting the alleged breach of agreement for nonintervention. The Committee agreed that in the event of such complaint being received it would cer.ainlj be their duty to examine it, with a view to ascertaining the facts, but that the complaint should riot be taken into consideration unless it was submitted on behalf of a. Government which was a party to the non-intervention agreement, and unless it was regarded by the Government preferring it, as being of sufficient importance, and as being founded on evidence of sufficient weight, to afford a reasonable presumption that in fact some breach of the agreement had occurred; FRENCH ACTION. AGAINST REBELS. PARKS, September 21. As no reply has been received to the French ultimatum io the rebels (asking £4OOO indemnity for the murder of a French subject), the FrancoSpanish Aloroccau frontier has been closed to trade. EX-MINISTER CONDEMNED. TO DEATH. MADRID, September 21. An ex-Alinister of the Cabinet. Sala' zar Alonzo, an outstanding Fascist, was sentenced to death after trial, for participating in the present revolt and also in the Asturias rising in 1934. STORY OF SURRENDER. GOVERNMENT WARSHIPS. LONDON, September 21. The Tangier correspondent of a Lisbon newspaper reports that he saw the Spanish Government cruiser Ja'me Primeiro, three destroyers, and two submarines anchored in Tangier Bay. The Commanders met aboard the cruiser, then returned to their vessels. All hoistod a white Hag, except one submarine, which hoisted a red Hag and submerged. The remainder of the Fleet weighed anchor and left in the direction of Ceuta. GIBRALTAR, September 21. The Spanish Government Naval Commander denies the story that the Jamie IPrimeiro, destroyers and submarine have gone to Ceuta to surrender.