The present position Is that Franco has to fight a new campaign secure a protective alliance, But he will "have a large foreign legion, perhaps 60,000, and a general staff of proved capacity from other places, At Teton, Ceuta and Tangier, the opinion Is that some form of intervention will aid France as a last resort but that the form of ald which the Fascist and Nazis think the best the declaration of a protective alliance once. the situation is de= finitely won by Franco.
The Ceuta Base At Gibraltar one heard a good deal about the possible setting up of a base at Ceuta to neutralize the Rock, It is known that foreign engineers have surveyed Ceuta and that, the Mallans think nothing of the idea. German opinion. however, favours concessional occupation in, North Africa as anew card against the French and og the acquisition of the first of the new German colonies.
Gibraltar is a better key position than Ceuta and dominates the latter Tt would take millions to make Ceuta a rival to the Rock. The Gibraltar batteries are proof against being knocked out by land or air at tack. Long range sea attack on the face of the Rock might be troublesome but the guns on the Rock are hot targets visible to rangers, while seneraft would be always on the gun sights of the Rock batteries or accerately ranged indirectly. We ought perhaps to have more and heavier iquns and some land for an aero drome,
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