Lo Perthus, Feb. 8.
"The Spanish Republican Government established temporary General Headquarters on French soil near here today but it was doubtful that French authorities would permit the Spanish regime to continue operating in France in view of French warnings io the Republican Premier, Dr. Juan Negrin, when he entered France.
"The outcome of Dr. Negrin's conference with Republican leaders today was not announced, but the meeting was broken up by the arrival of news that Republican headquarters in a fortress at Figueras,.|the temporary capital, had been blown up, apparently as a result of the swift Nationalist advance.
Gen. Jose Miaja, commander of the 'Madrid Defence Junta, and. other Republican commanders in the central Spain zone insisted today that they could hold out against the Republican indefinitely. They still control one-fourth of Spain' including some of its greatest cities and seaports..
General Francisco Franco's Nationalist headquarters at Burgos (Continued on page 8)
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