The Archive · 1936

Germany Indignant

Berlin, Aug. 18.

Great indignation has been aroused in Germany by the news that the German steamer Kamerun was held up terday by a Spanish Government cruiser while carrying refugees from Spain to Genoa, Three shots were red to compel the Kamerun to halt, after which the vessel was searched by-a Spanish submarine.

The Incident, which is expected to form the subject of an energetic protest by Germany, occurred 7% miles from the coast of Cadiz, The cruiser involved is said to be the Libertad.

The hold-up is regarded as a serious matter in competent "German elreles, which point out that the stopping of a German vessel by gun~ fire outside Spanish territorial waters: constitutes a violation of international

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