Regarding an attack by a Spanish Republican or Nationalist submarine on the shipping of other nations, it is laid down that if the submarine comes to the surface and shows its fag, and give those aboard a chance of reaching safety and then torpedoes the ship, its action will give rise to national but not international consequences, It will be an act of war against the state whose vessel is sunk, but patrol vessels will not intervene.
If, on the other hand, the submarine does not observe these rules, its action will have international consequences, and the submarine will be treated as a pirate and sunk,
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