Paris, June 26.
France is determined not to allow herself to be dragged from her path leading to a settlement of the Spanish problem, authorised political quarters declare today in summarise ing France's attitude in the present complicated situation.
Paris wishes to have materialized the Anglo-French scheme for the withdrawal vf foreign volunteers in Spain, which was adopted unanimously by the Non-Intervention Sub-Committee in London on Tuesday last. However, there are several obstacles in the way of this happy outcome, diplomats: point out.
Soviet Russia, Italy and Germany are unwilling to support the costs which the materialization of the scheme entails, they say. The expenditure involved in sending two supervisory committees to Nationalist and Republican -Spain is estimated at about £2,000,000, while the institution of strict naval control over the coastline would cost a further £500,000, observers declare.
The Italian Government are now mancuvring with the object of bringing into effect the April 16 Accord with Great Britain before re-patrioting any of their combatants in the Iberian peninsula, it is said. The continued bombardments ôf Republican open cities by Rebel aircraft render uneasy preparations for enforcing the Anglo-French scheme of volunteers' withdrawal, diplomats add pointedly.
Finally, the Opposition in Britain is violently criticising the policy followed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Also, a section of French opinion expresses disquiet over the re-establishment of lend control on the Pyrenean border while Italy and Germany do not cease aiding General Franco.
The situation appears to be more complicated than ever before and there are more dangers, too, responsible quarters declare. But. nevertheless, they hope that all obstacles will be surmounted and an armistice attained.—Havas.
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