Now "Dead"
Rome, Aug. 22.
Holy's reply to the British questions regarding the alleged sending of fresh war material (o Spain from italy was given to the British Charge d'affaires hhere by Count Ciano yesterday.
it is understood that the Tlallon reply intimated that the allegations were without proof, Count Ciano Is believed to have added that, if supplies had been reaching Spain from Italy, they were only equipment necessary to keep the Present force of volunteers In. the It is also: understood that Count Ciano declared that Italy could not be expected to withdraw any volunteers from Spain before similar action was taken by other countries.—Reuter.
"Anglo-lallan Pact Dead"
London, Aug. 22.
"The Anglo-Italian' paci may now be regarded as good as dead."
So writes the "News-Chronicle" this morning, commenting on. General Franco's reply to the British plan for the withdrawal of "volunteers from Spain, together with reports of further "Italian intervention in the Spanish civil war.
"The Times" 1s not so categorical, bout It hints at the same idea.
After declaring that Gen. Franco's reply is s0 hedged about with condi tions that it is "tantamount to a veiled rejection" of the British plan, it pro The execution of the Anglo-Italian agreement was dependent upon the success of the plan...... The alternative to European agreement over Spain is not pleasant to contemplate."
Pessimism in London The same undertone of pessimism pervades the whole British Press this morning as a result of the publication of the Burgos Government's reply to the British plan.
This. plat it, is stressed, proposed that there should frst be a substant withdrawal of volunteers from ach side in proportionate numbers to the numbers of the volunteers fighting on the respective sides, and that then belligerent right should be granted. General Franco' reply, however, demands that belligerent rights be granted first and that then volunteer will be withdrawn, not in proper: tionate numbers but in equal numbers from both sides.
'Other comments wer 'Telegraph'
General 1 conditions, if they represent his fast words, render it more dificult than ever for France to maintain the Pyrenean frontier closed."
"Daily Herald": "Gener: Franco's rejection of the British plan is not only categorical; it is derisive:
"Daily Mai The Burgos reply puts" the entire non-intervention Scheme back to the point from which it started a year ago."—Reuter.
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