London, July 15.
A debate on foreign affairs and specially on the situation in Spain and the British non-intervention proposals will take place on Monday in the House of Commons. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, will speak for the Government while the opposition will be represented by Mr. C. R. Attlee for Labour and Sir Archibald Sinclair for the Liberals.
Regarding the seizure of the British steamer, Moulton, by the Nationalist Spanish cruiser, Almirante Cervera, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, stated it was not desired that the warnings given British mercantile vessels should be mitigate ed. The British Government, now as heretofore, adhered firmly to the Non-Intervention policy. Hence the British Navy could not intervene if British vessels were seized inside Spanish territorial waters.
Asked if he intended to publish the Consular reports from all leading towns of Spain detailing the mas-sacro of civilians, destruction of churches, and the anti-God movement, Mr, Eden stated these reports were confidential and therefore could not be published.
France suspended the control on the Franco-Spanish frontier with full approval of Britain, Mr. Eden declared in answer to another inquiry.
He further declared that as far as he knew, German and Italian participation in the embargo on the export of arms to Spain had been unconditional. Both governments had undertaken to prevent the departure for Spain of aeroplanes, regular troops and volunteers. A despatch to Spain of aeroplanes after the date of the signature of the agreement would therefore constitute a breach of the agreement. He added he had no right to appraise the discharge of the obligations by any state except in the case of Britain, Nothing is known in London of a visit of British financiers to Gen. F. Franco's headquarters to negotiate a loan, Mr. Eden stated in a further reply. He added that as far as he knew, such a loan under the circumstances now prevailing, would not be
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