Spain Expected To Toe Allied Line Now
WASHINGTON, Feb. ,25
The State Department will soon announce that the British and American diplomatic and economic offensive against Spain and Portugal to dry them up as sources of strategic materials for the Axis has been successful, thus permitting an early resumption of oil shipments to Spain. Spain is now expected to give a satisfactory reply to Allied demands for curbing activities of Axis agents, withdrawing Spaniards from the Russian front, releasing Italian ships interned in Spanish ports, and disposing of Italian warships laid up at the Balearic Islands. The United States will continue an elaborate checking system when oil shipments to Spain are resumed to ensure that oil is used only in Spain. There is no question of applying the oil embargo against Portugal, because it might obstruct the use of sea and air bases granted Britain in the Azores and might affect trans-Atlantic clipper operations. The Acting Secretary for State (Mr. Stettinius.) said that the United States Government expressed identical views with the British in warning Portugal to halt all shipments to Germany of wolfram and other strategic metals.
Civilians—There are 2000 civilians in army service, the Washington correspond ent of the New York “Herald-Tribune” learns authoritatively.
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Northern Advocate, 26 February 1944, Page 4
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