The Archive · 1939

Italian Warships for Burgos

legations the Non-Intei London, Jan. 19, that Italy had violated vention Agreement by selling warships to the Nationalist ment are contained in a Note herded to the Foreign Office yesterday by the Spanish Republican Ambassador in London, The Ambassador asked that the [Note be communicated to the Non-[Intervention Committee. The No quotes from "Jane's Fighting Ship: to show that four destroyers and two submarines had been purchased by [ihe Nationalist Government from Italy curing 1937. "These sales," the Note overs, "are open violations of the mon-Intervention Agreement on the part of the Italian Government." Reuter.

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