London, May 30.
"The British Government has-expressed on m than one occasion to both sides i Spain their profound concern at the intensification of aerial bombardment resulting im serious loss of life among civilian universally accepted principle of air universally accepted principle of air bombardment against tary objective as alone permissible," the Prime Minister, Mr, Neville Chamberlain, declared in the House' of Commons today, commenting on the recent bombings in Spain, particularly at Alicante—Havas.
"Though I have no information at my' disposal to enable me to judge what the objectives were on this occasion, I desire to take this op-[portunity of repeating how profoundly the British Government deplore the maiming of defenceless civilians," he added.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, Labour M.P. for the Kingswinford Division of Staffordshire, suggested that Sir Robert Hodgson, British diplomatic agent in Salamanca, be withdrawn as a protest.
"I do not think that would be helpful." Mr. Chamberlain replied Havas.
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