Spanish Neutrality Progress

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1938, Page 5

Spanish Neutrality Progress

IBrit'sh Official Wireless.] (Received 2.30 p.m.) RUGBY, May 26.

At a meeting of the chairman’s subcommittee of the Non-Intervention Committee, all members, with the exception of Russia reached an agreement on a number of points in connection with the British formula for the withdrawal of volunteers and the .reimposition of fcontrol. On all points except one, in which he agreed with his colleagues, M. Kagan, the Russian representative, entered reserves. At a conclusion of the meeting the Earl of Plymouth requested M. Kagan to ask his Government to reconsider its attitude before the next meeting of the committee.

All representatives, except Russia, agreed to limit the number of categories to be taken into account under the scheme for the withdrawal of volunteers to four—namely, soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians.

Reimposition of Control

They also agreed to the proposed scheme for the reinstatement of land frontier control and the appointment of two commissions, one representing each side. All representatives (in this case, including M. Kagan) agreed that the basic figures required in the scheme for proportionate withdrawal of volunteers should be 10,000. The committee also considered the c'ase in which an Italian observer, travelling on a British ship to Valencia, had been arrested and taken by air to Barcelona, where he was imprisoned). The committee unanimously 'agreed to ask the British Government to request the Spanish Government immediately to release the servant of the Non-Intervention Board. He was arrested while discharging his duties under the nonintervention scheme.