SPAIN NOT HARMING ANY POWER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 94, 24 April 1946, Page 5

SPAIN NOT HARMING ANY POWER

CHIEF OF STAFF ARRIVES IN NEW YORK Recd. 8 p.m. New York, April 22. General Franco’s Chief of Staff, General Jose Aizpuru, reputed author of the secret order No. 27. which foirned the basis of Poland’s complaint to the Security Council against Spain, has arrived in New York, says the “New York Post.’ Aizpuru is insisting that it is a coincidence he is here when the Council is debating’ Poland’s charges. He protested that Spain did not intend to harm any nation, particularly France. He said that order No. 27 was not a threat to France, but only a defensive measure. Aizpuru, who is accompanied by his wife, said they were going to Cuba to rttenc to property affair*. SPAIN’S INVITATION TO BRITISH AND U.S. ATTACHES INSPECTION IN THE PYRENNES Recd. 8 p.m. Madrid. April 23. A British Embassy spokesman stated that the Spanish Government informally had asked the British and American Military Attaches in Madrid again to visit the Pyrenees and investigate whether Spain threatened France. The attaches visited the area and were fully informed o' the situation. The spokesman added that the British Attache had no intention of repeating the visit.