Nationalist Will Launch Offensive on City Unless} Be Added in Two Years; Terms are Accepted; Time Limit Mystery 24 Capital Ships Available Burgos, Mar. 26. possibility of a peaceful and bloodless occupation of Madrid was considered here more remote this morning than it had been some hours previously.
The reason for this increased pessimism is to be sought in certain utterances of the Republican negotiators who gave it to be understood that General Miaja and Colonel Casado might encounter difficulties in carrying out the conditions for the capitulation which had been agreed upon. It s stated in government circles here that if the carrying out of these conditions by the Republican authorities should prove impossible, the Nationalist offensive will commence at an early date. It is confidently anticipated that in this case the Republican troops would very soon be compelled to lay down their arms.—Trans-
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St. Jean De Luz, Mar. 25. General Franco's ultimatum to the Republicans has a time-limit of 72 hours, according to reports received in diplomatic circles here.
The Nationalist stipulations are stated to require Republican infantry to hand over arms in 24 specified sectors rangimg—ver the whole front, while token surrenders are to be made as guararwees at six strategic points, one of which will be Madrid.—Reuter.
Paris, Mar. 26. A motorized column of Genera tionalist quarters reported that thè Republicans had accepted the Nationalist ultimatum after Gen. Franco tore up Republican peace proposals sent to him by plane last Friday.
The Nationalists apparently gave the Republicans sufficient time to make all preparations for surrender, including time for any Popular Front leaders fearing Nationalist reprisals to leave Madrid—United Press,
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