Madrid. June 12.
A tripartite military alliance between Nationalist Spain, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany was discussed during the recent Italo-Spanish parleys in Rome, it was learned today But most Spanish leaders oppose such a scheme of extending the Italo-German military pact to the Iberian peninsula, The official news agency announced this afternoon that the Spanish military and naval mission now in Rome held a conference this morning with Italian military chiefs in the presence of Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, and Senor Serrano Suner, visiting Spanish Home Minister.
But no Spanish evening papers published this report, and this silence was generally interpreted as opposition to the idea of a formal military pact with the axis powers.
Meanwhile, it was learned that the Government decided today to increase the term of compulsory military sei vice from the pre-war period of or year to two years, Recruits will be called up at the age of 19 instead of 21 years.
On the other hand, all mobilized troops will be disbanded before November with the exception of those included in the classes between 1936 and 1940 inclusive—Havas.
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