BRITISH WARSHIPS AND SPANISH AIR ATTACKS
(British Offieial Wireless. i
(Reeeived 9, 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, July 8. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr Av Duff-Cooper denied in the House of Commons a statement published abroad that British warshdps had instructions to fire on insurgent aircraft which came within range but not on Spanisli Government aircraft. He stated that since the beginning of hostilities in Spain instructions to British warships in Spanish waters had been to defend themselves against any definitely hostile attacks by aircraft. These instructions applied without any discrimination whatsoever to aircraft of both contending parties.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 147, 9 July 1937, Page 5
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