Rome, Jan. 23 The Spanish Nationalist announce ment that France had opened her frontier for war materials for Republican Spain brought sharp and Immediate reaction in Fascist official quarters here today.
London, Jan. 22 With the troops of General Franco, the Nationalist leader, swiftly closing in upon Barcelona, the Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Observer" dis cusses the possible effect on German and Italian diplomacy of a Nationalist victory in Spain, The writer states that consultations have taken place through diplomatic channels between the British and French Governments with regard to the potential effect, especially upon France, of a Nationalist victory.
Fascist leaders, making no attempt to hide their anger, said the Spanish Nationalist announcement meant. that France had approved of "under cover aid to Barcelona" while out wardly professing maintenance her non-intervention policy in accord with Britain. Some Italian quarters professed that they saw. a. "deal" between the French leftist followers of AM. Leon Blum—United Press.
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