No Bartering of Territory:
Amity with Britain Aragon Front, Mar. 18.
"I solemnly assert that hot o single Inch of our territory will be detached from" Spain for the benefit of any Foreign Power whatsoever following our complete victory."
This statement was made by Gen. Francisco Franco, Commander-Chief of the Nationalist forces, to a Havas correspondent in a long interview at hig field-headquarters to-day.
We have never intended to alter the balance in the Mediterranean," he added.
"The creation of a great, tree, and respected Spain ly my" intention, and can assert that Spain has rendered civilization and the world the greatest service in prev' riting the spread Communism in the West tam confident that compre Great Britain and Fran for continuation of the most cordial ce-operation which we have already started with Britai Gen. Franco then asserted that 1 number of foreign combatants on the Nationalist side had decreased by twenty per cent. in the past year.
"I formally deny the stupid calumny that new foreign troops will arrive in Nationalist Spain shortly,"
exclaimed. "We have more mea than it is necessary for crushing our enemies:
Referring to the Nationalist victory in Aragon, General Franco said that it was a logical consequence of his victory in Northern Spain which had considerably increased his military, industrial, and economic' power—Havas.
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