At a later stage, Mr. Attlee asked about the situation in Spain. He asserted that the Non-Intervention Agreement was being violated and British interests were being gravely imperilled by the action of the Pow ere in Spain who had shown aggression in other parts of the world The\Prime Minister replied that the British Ambassador in Paris, Sir Eric Phipps, had received an indication of the anxiety with which France viewed the present military position in Spain. The British Government was fully alive to the importance of recent developments and was keeping in close touch with the French Government.
The Opposition expressed grave dissatisfaction with this answer and the debate begun on the subject at 7.30 p.m., ended in the defeat of the Opposition motion, as stated.—Reuter.
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