BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
The British plan of non-intervention submitted in July, briefly, provided for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Spain. The Non-Intervention Comaiittee, it was proposed, should pass a unanimous resolution in favour of the withdrawal and Governments should undertake to collahorate in sueh practical measures as might be found necessary for cffecting these withdrawals. Tke British Government would also discuss with the two Spanisli Governments the conditions upon which their bolligerent rights would bo recoguised. Two international commissions, ono of which would have its seat at Valencia and the other at Burgos, would be appointed to organise and control tko withdrawal of foreign volunteers fighting on each side. As soon as the Non-Intervention Committee was satisfied that the withdrawal of foreign volunteers was effectively organised and controlled and was making substantial progress, it would formally accord belligerent rights at sea t» both parties. Fot the special purposes of the civil war, liowever, their rights would be limited as follow: — 1. Only the goods which the members of the Non-Intervention Committee have forbidden to be exported to Spain can be considered as contraband by the belligerents. 2. Ships having international control agents on boafd and flying the fiag of the Non-Intervention Committee cannot be interfered with by the belligerents. Thig also applies to ships steammg in the vicinity of the Spanisli coast proceeding elsewhere tlian to Spain. 3. 1£ tlie belligerents interfere witli ships beyond their rights as limited by ihe above provisions, each meinber of tlie Non-Intervention Committe© retains the right to proteet its flag. 4. Non-memhers of the committee will he informed of tlie recognition of belligerent rights and will bo asked to accept the appointment of international control agents on board their ships going to Spain.* Those who might be termed volunteers were defined by the British proposals.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 24, 21 October 1937, Page 5
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