Residents of Barcelona, threatened by approaching Nationalist artillery, almost continuous Nationalist air raids and the possibility of internal revolt within the city, were in terror as the first invasion of their province since the Great War began Hundreds filled the streets in Barcelona where parading demonstrators carried banners demanding that the Government permit extreme Labour Party leaders to assume power. Workers were reported arresting suspected Nationalist sympathizers, leading to fears of a purge before Nationalist troops are able to occupy the city. Many terrified citizens in the Lerida region were fleeing to the French border, seeking to escape the path of the Nationalist advance.
The Catalan Government called the class of 1941 to the colour of the boys of the class are 18 years of age. Mobilization of the class was difficult, however. because of the confusion in the city and the flight of many residents from the capital.—United Press. position. France's fears were not only based on diplomatic considerations, but also on security The view is held in well-informed quarters that the German and Italian clements in Gen. Franco's army are very large and, if they are not withdrawn, it would constitute a menace to the safety of France's Mediterraneon frontier.. It is such a danger that France must ward off—Reuter.
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