The Archive · 1936

Postal Ban

Berne, Aug. 23.

The International Bureau of Postal and Telegraph Services has trans-|7 mitted {o all countries an announce. ment from the Director General of should be accepted only as regards Jeertain specified stations in Spanish territory. Authorized sources point Jout that the International Bureau: at [Berne itself has taken no decision to [suspend the transmission of telegrams Jand letters between Spanish regions libeld by the insurgents and foreign countries, emphasizing that the Bureau has no right to take such a decision, but Is obliged to transmit to other countries any such orders Jemanating from any countries mem-Jeers of the international organiza ion. "They state further that, so far Jas Spain is concerned, Madrid is the fonly authority which they can re~

Moroccans Revolt Paris, Aug. 24.

Natives of Spanish Morocco, cradle of the present Spanish Civil war, are: now refusing to join the insurge forees of Gen. Franco and are parlia cipating in wide-spread rebellion, Jaccording to a report from Tangiers Officers of the Spanish Foreign Legion, who are loyal to Gen, Franco, are the main landowners in' Spanish Gen, Fille Mota,

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