EARLY a hundred soldiers, Hendaye, Mar. 30. including fifty in Morocco, were! executed by rebel troops for an alleged plot to overthrow. the Nationalist leader, Gen, Francisco Franco, it was learned here to-day, The executions were carried out after the arrest of several hundred officers and men who were on the verge of open revolt because Gen, Franco had yielded the command of the insurgent troops to Italian officers who were being held responsible, for the rebel retreat on the Guadalajaré front, Righteen insurgents were reported to have been executed by their own troops at Malaga after German spies had uncovered an anti-Nationalist plot. which included plans for the assassination of Gen, Franco. The plotters, it was reported, had planned to release loyalist prisoners and commence a rebellion behind the insurgent es—United Press.
Gibraltar, Mar, 30.
Reliable sources reported here to-ay that 250 prisoners were executed by: Nationalists at Malaga on Good Friday." Twenty-four others were reported to have been put to death Algeciras. The executions were not believed to have been connected with the reported plot against Gen. Franco, as, none of the victims were Nationailsti—United Press
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