The Archive · 1937

SOVIET WAR MATERIAL FOR BURGOS JUNTA

Master and Part of Crew Take Ship to Nationalists Lisbon, Aug. 11. broadcast message from Sala manea states that the Spanish Nationalist high command in northern Spain has unexpectedly received a cargo of war material under unusual circumstances, While the Spanish steamer Arricahu was on the way to a Spanish Republican port with a cargo of war material from Soviet Russia, a part of the crew led by the captain overpowered the Communist members of the crew, and obtained control of the vessel which they proceeded take to the Nationalist port of Pasajes On arrival there the steamer and her valuable cargo were placed a the disposal of the Nationalist mili-authorities—Trans-Ocean,

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