The Archive · 1937

BRITISH PROPOSALS

GAIN SUPPORT

Germany, Italy, France and Britain Support Plan London, July 29, Lord Plymouth, Control Committee Chairman, has received only two replies to the British non-intervention plan of July 14, and not fifteen as certain circles have stated, "The Times" announced to-day "The Times" stressed that the "statements received were those of the British and the Polish Governments. The British reply is nothing if not approbative. The Polish reply. commits acceptance to the whole plan with the reservation that Poland does not subscribe to the clause that foreign volunteers should be returnable to their countries of origin.

"Poland, for example, is unwilling to, repatriate the Communists who were long domiciled as immigrant workers in France before they took up arms for the Spanish Government."

"The Times" also categorically establishes the British attitude wards—non-intervention, "British policy shows no sign wavering in its insistence on the inter-dependence of the withdrawal of volunteers. and the recognition of belligerency rights to both Spanish factions, There has been no misunderstanding of the British position in Paris or any weakening in French support of the non-intervention policy through doubts of the intentions of the British Government."—Havas.

German Reply "Positive Berlin, July 28 Germany's reply to the British nonintervention memorandum is completed and is understood to be of a positive nature. It is declared that it embodies an acceptance of the British proposals.—Reuter

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