Deadlock Averted

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 34, 3 November 1937, Page 5

Deadlock Averted

(British Offioial Wireless.)

NON-INTERVENTION Resolution to Give Effect To British Plan OBJECTIONS WAIVED

(Received 3, 2.30 p.m.) RUOBY, Nov. 2. To-day's meeting of the Non-Inter-vention Sub-committee decided to submit to a meeting of tlie full committee on Thursday a resolution embodying a programme for giving efiect to the British plan, and a proposal that the chairman should be autbonsed to approaeh tbe two sides in Spain at once. Tlie decision has averted a tkreatened deadlock, italy, Germany and Portugal waiving their objections, at least temporarily. The sub-committee agreed that the chairman seek from the Spauish parties concurrence of withdrawai of' ^oiunteera und'er international supervision, also for commissions to go to iSpain and esti. mate the numbers. It was also agreed that the chairman inform tlxem of the wiliingness to grant belligerent riglits as laid down in the British plan. The sub-committee decided, i'rom a date to be decided by the full committee, that the observation frontiers should be resorted to, and simultaneously strengtlien the sea observation. M. Maisky (Russia) declared that the Soviet had not denounced non-interven. tion, but believed it has failed. At present the Soviet will not kill the British plan by a negative vote.