London, Apr. 21.
The German Gen Staff on Saturday, April 16, decided that Germany will control all Spanish Netionalist war operations slong the Pyrenees frontier where Spain borders on France, asserts Senor Pablo Azcarate, Spanish Republican Ambassador to London, in a Note to the British Government today.
The Republican Government obtained this information from an authoritative source, Senor Azcarate qualifies.
Going into details, he states positively that on the night of April 1o, five high German military officials ief: Berlin for Burgos in an aeroplane. Today, the Spanish Nationalist command along the northern front rests in the hands of the German Generals Wolff, of the Reich's Air Force, and Wietersheim, of the 14th Army Corps.
The Republican envoy declares that on Thursday, April 14, and Friday, April 15, 63 officers left Munich for Spain. Of these, 52 went directly to Seville to prepare an immediate offensive against Almeria from Malaga.
Senor Azcarate asserts that this planned offensive will be commanded by General Prager and Colonel Himmer, both of the 7th, German Army Corps.—Havas.
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