Hendaye, June 22.
Gen, Fraticisco Franco was reported. to be moving 60,000 Moors from over the Straits of Gibraltar into apalai today hoping to win an early victory in the bitter civil war, Already 10,000 Moorish troops for the Nationalist armies were said to be concentrated at the southernmost ports of Cadiz and Algeciras where all transports were being pressed into service, Tt was not certain whether Gen, Franco would immediately order the troops to the front or would hold them in readiness to replace Italian, German and Portuguese volunteers when they are withdrawn under the new evacuation plan, It was. pointed out that Gen, Franco made a serious strategical mistake when he failed to drive upon Barcelona immediately after the capture of Teruel The delay in expanding the Nationalist "wedge to the sea" was said to have given the Republicans a chance io strengthen their military and political defences, United Press,
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