NATIONALIST SPAIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 February 1939, Page 6

NATIONALIST SPAIN

M DALADIER URGES RECOGNITION ACTING ON BRITISH ADVICE. THINKING ONLY OF FRANCE'S SECURITY. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. 1 (Received This Day, 1.10 p.m.) PARIS, February 24. The Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 323 votes to 261. M. Daladier announced that France had been officially advised by Britain on February 22 that the hour had come to recognise General Franco and that, the moment should not be allowed to slip. He added that he believed Britain had determined to recognise General Franco next week “On all the six hundred kilometres of, her third frontier,” he said,' “France is, in contact with General Franco’s government. That is why we consider France should have neighbourly relations with the real Spanish Government. President Azana has long considered that the struggle is hopeless. His advice to Senor Negrin is to conclude oeace. Thanks to collaboration with Britain, France can pursue a. policy of generosity and watch over the maintenance of Spain’s independence. We have big Spanish interests and. particularly from the viewpoint of international policy, must have a representative in Nationalist Spain. National security demands it. I consider that this year peace must be defended with vigilance. I am determined that France shall not be isolated in Spanish affairs any more than elsewhere throughout the woi’ld. This* policy- I defend regardless of politics. I consider only France’s security.