London, July 2.
The Prime, Minister, Mr Neville Chamberlain, will make a statement in the House of Commons next Monday on Gen. Franco's reply to the British protest against the bombing of British merchant vessels in Spanish Republican ports.
The Prime Minister will also out-the Government's view on the bj ject, Authoritative circles confirmed that the Netherlands Government had accepted in principle to take part in the neutral committee of inquiry into air bombings in Spain on condition that the creation of the committee is approved by both Spanish factions.
The British Government replied today to the Spanish Republican Government, which requested that the committee investigate into the bombing of planes which took place recently. The Spanish Government was notified that the committee had not yet been constituted, therefore their request could not be met at present. Havas.
Considerable Personnel Gen. Kindelan said the air force was composed of two brigades and two independent squadrons in which were enlisted more than 100 commanders. 200 captáins and 600 lieutenants "apart from recruits in training."
He asserted that the Nationalist air force had never bombed a single objective "which was not strictly of a military value." The efficiency of the air force had been proved by the individual. performances of the pilots, he said.
Meanwhile on the Tortosa front (Republican, militiamen (resorted to Guerilla tactics, striking the enemy's Fear and engaging in shipping sallies along the right bank of the Ebro, retarding the prog¥ess of Nationalist river j¢raffic.
On the Mediterranean coast the Republican defenders of Valencia were reported to have freed Mora ^de Rubielos from the threat of encirclement.; Gen, Jose announced the re-capture of "Tooth of Sarrion," a jagged mountain peal which commands Mora de Rubielos. The position was recently seized by the Nationalist commander, Gen.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.