BELLIGERENT RIGHTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 October 1938, Page 6

BELLIGERENT RIGHTS

CLAIMED BY GENERAL FRANCO TALK OF TREMENDOUS INJUSTICE. REPUBLICAN PRETENSIONS RIDICULED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.45 a.m.) BURGOS, October 10. Claiming that with the repatriation of ten thousand volunteers there was no reason for denying Nationalist Spain belligerent rights. General Franco, interviewed, said it was a tremendous injustice that such rights had not been recognised in two years of war, despite the unique circumstances that eleven nations, including two of the greatest, had recognised the Nationalist Government de jure and ten others had recognised it de facto, while official relations were maintained with fourteen others. Nationalist Spain had more than fulfilled all the requirements historically sanctioned by international law. Discussing the Republican volunteers. General Franco described the announcement of their evacuation as just another farce presented to the world. There remained approximately sixty thousand, although five thousand had fallen and many had fled from the Red inferno.

ENDING OF WAR UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER THE ONLY WAY ACCORDING TO REBEL LEADER (Received This Day, 1.55 p.m.) BURGOS, October 10. General Franco said: “As regards mediation, there cannot be any other end to the war than unconditional surrender.” He claimed that the National revolution was carrying out the just aspirations of the lower middle classes, and saving a menaced civilisation.