The Archive · 1938

British Plea for Aid

To Barcelona Raising of Arms Ban Strongly Recommended

London, Sept. 13.

The Parliamentary Committee for Spain today wrote to Viscount Halifax, British Foreign Secretary urging the British Delegation at Geneva to support any proposals on the raising of the arms embargo against the Spanish Republican Government.

The letter added, "the report of the Commission for Investigation of Air Bombardments in Spain greatly strengthens the case for the reopening of the French frontier and allowing an immediate supply of defensive weapons to the Spanish Government"—United Press.

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