Bilbao, Aug, 27.
The coastal area once held by the Republican forces, an area extending east and south-east of Santander, surrendered to-day to the Nationalists, who now control the Bilbao-Santander Road. At certain points, only eight miles separate the Navarran and Castilian brigades from Asturias province, according to a message from Santander. Efforts are proceeding to mop up the interior round Santander, where all Republican units, mostly Basques, are roaming the country leaderless and surrendering en masse,—Reuter.
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