Washington, July 24, Six Italian cruisers were also sent to Spain to ald in the evacuation, omcials at Rome announced to-day, The U. 8. 8. Quincy, America's newest naval vessel, expected arrive at Gibraltar on Sunday, will be immediately dispatched to Malaga, where heavily armed Communist youth groups are patrolling the The death of a Spanish clerk, Senor Santiago Tturralde, attached to the American Consulate in Barcelona, and of w British chauffeur, on the night of July 22, was verified to-day when Spanish officials @elivered their bullet-udaled bodies to the American Consulate there. The Spanish oMeclals expressed their sympathy and "deepest regret"
Senor Tturralde and the British driver were ambushed while speeding to the rescue of Mr. George Jenkins, Ford Motors Ca. executive. The automobile in which they were riding was flying the American flag, The Spanish officers also reported to the American Consulate in Barcelona that they had indirectly learned that all Americans at Majorca were espite the fact that the I the hands of the rebels, The American Consulate at Gibraltar reported to-day that General Ramon Franco had bestowed the Spanish Military Cross on the captain of the British ship Giboldris asa token of oficial apology for the recent. endangering of the ship by bombs dropped from Spanish aeroplanes. Another apology for the bombl affair was extended to British oMelals, marking what is believed here to be a new high point in international courtes The Jona at 7 pam, to-day with 104 refugees aboard en route to Marseilles, officials of the American Export Line informed the Department of Stale here, Sixty Americans, 26 Belgians and 30 Germans were among. the evacuated foreigners.
The British warship H.M.S, London was also said to have radioed a message reporting the fall of Las Palmas into the hends of the rebels, but H.
Devonshire, recently stationed In China waters, is standing by to remove foreign nationals from that sea-ort town in the Canary Islands.
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