Loncon, Apr. 22.
The diplomatic editor of the "Daily Herald" "claimed today to be in jon to divulge authentic details concerning the number and composition of the foreign forees fighting for the Nationalists in Spain.
The number of foreiga troops estimated at 60,000, including an entire Italian Army Corps commanded by Gen. Berti, with Gen. Manzini as second-in-command. The corps is composed, according to the paper, of three infantry divisions: the "Lit-tone." commanded by Gen. Bergonzoll; the "Black Flames and March 25" under Gen, Franeisei, and the Siam Not Bound to Japan Loaden, Apr. 1 Siam has no secret understanding with Japan, in fact her treaty rela: tions with Japan are. more restrielive in some respects than those with Britain, declares Luang Pradit, the! Foreign Minister of Siam, in an interview published in the "Daily "Telegraph today.
The recent Japane-Siamese Treaty, he is quoted as saying, was solely concerned with the establishment of Siam's sovereignty over her own domains.
"It contains no secret clauses. We have made no promises, We have Ino understanding with Japan obliging us to any kind of mutual assist ance," Luang Pradit is quoted as addi "In some respects the Japano-Sinmese treaty is more restrictive than our treaty with Britain. Japanese are barred from owning land in Siam, while there are no restrictions whatsoever on British ownership of land.
In, Britain, Siam has a trusted friend, Englishmen have contributed the most valuable share to the modernization of Siam. British domains abutting on Siam have main-{tained "good noighbourly relations [with us for many years.
"In the matter of her foreign and Anancial operations Siam keeps. in close touch with London."—Reuter.
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