Is Italy Playing for Time?
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SPANISH QUESTI0N "Two Crucial Problems Not Yet Solved" FRENCH SUSPICI0NS
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(Received 22, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, Oet. 21. Tlio Times Paris corerspondent, commenting on the latost Italian offer regarding non-intervention in Spain, says: "Past experience has made the French suspicious of anything which can be construed as playiflg for time, but if Italy gives evidence of her readiness to leavo the Spaniards to decide the issue for themselves France will not be backward in making concessions." . "Pertinax," in the Echo de Paris, says: "Neither the mode of withdrawal of volunteers nor the hour when belligerent rights will be granted can be decided without agreement between England and Germany; henco the two crucial problems have not yet beensolved." The newspaper L'Oeuvre considers that Signor Mussolini wants to gain time, as General Franco's brother is actually in Italy arranging deteils for a great offensive on Madrid. According to a Rome message, Italian political circles frankly admit that there is no vital- change in the situation and consider that the principal advantage of Count Grandi's proposal, if it has postponed the deadlock on nonintervention, - indirectly helps the Italian case. Generally speaking, Paris welcomes the modificatipu of the Italian attitude, but issists.that the granting of belligerent rights inust be conditional on a substantial withdrawal of volunteers. Count Grandi's speech is believed to have been influenced by the Italian Government 's conviction that Franco really intends t'o open the frontiers if no agreement is reached. It is also observed that the commission cannot flnish its task before a decisive victory has been gained for General Franco. Moreover the fall of Gijon is imminent, and this constitutes fresh vindication of the blood of the Italian hero,ds. "It is hoped," s&ys a message from Berlin, "that the conciliatory attitude of Italy and Germany will convince France and. Britain of the. necessity of excluding the Soviet from the diacussions. ' '
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 25, 22 October 1937, Page 5
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