"The British Government, therefore," he continued. "desires to inform the Spanish Government and the Salamanca authorities that. henceforth, if a submarine is detected submerged in the western Mediterranean zone, in which British ships operate, will be considered as contemplating n attack on merchant ships.
"The British Government will not tolerate submarine submerged in ihis zone, and British warships have accordingly been ordered that, if a submarine is womerged. it should be attacked.
The Italian and French Governments have agreed to take similar action. Other parties to the—Nyon scheme have been informed. as well às the United States, Germany and Portugal.
In regard to the sinking of the British steamer Alcira, the Foreign Secretary said that there was every reason to believe that the attack was made by Spanish Nation craft.
The British Agent in amanda, Sir Robert Hodgson, had been fructed to impress upon Ge Francisco Franco's administration that the British Government took a serious view of this incident
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