The Archive · 1937

Spanish Situation

Mr, Eden then referred to the civil war in Spain. He declared that the present Spanish situation oversha-Powed all other events in the inter factional. eld, He said although the risks that the Spanish civil. war might involve Europe in war were not yet wholly

Limited. removed, they had been definitely "Tf anyone believed that as the outcome of the civil war any foreign power or powers were going to dominate Spain for a sgencration—to rule Its way of life and to direct tts foreign poliey—that man Eden's \udgment was wholly mi taken. That was, of all the outcomes, the Toast Ikely to materialize, (Cheers).

Great Britain, he declared, would of course be strongly opposed to any tuch happening, and she would not be. alone in her opposition boce 24,000,000 Spaniards would likewise be opposed to it Almost the only, thing that could unite' Spain would be a_ common hatred for foreigners, Mr. Tden continued. 'The proud "Spanish people would' foo! the least iM-will towards those nations who intervened least.

Tu the Tong run intervention wi not only bad humanity but it was also bad polley.

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