BRITAIN'S STRENGTH
Navy Can Deal With Both Spanish Fleets (Beceived 22, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 2l. Beplying in the House Of Common s to £ urther Labour criticisms of the Gov- ' ernment 's atHtude towards the Bilbao bloekade, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Samuel Hoare, deelared that the British Navy was strong' euough to deal easily' with both Spatxislj navies if Britain adopted a policy which meant puehing ships into Spanish ports. He added: "We will follow tho sltna tion closely, and if we decide that ihe so-called blockade is no longer eft'eetive, we will be the first to accept the state .of atfairs,"
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 81, 22 April 1937, Page 5
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