Burgos, Mar. 25. simo Francisco Franco's Nationalist troops entered Madrid at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, according to unconfirmed reports reaching here from St. Jean de Luz last night.
The Republican surrender was aid have resulted from Gen. rance's demands for a decision by the Madrid regime within 48 hours. The only alternative would be an attack on Madrid by the Nationalists, probably beginning today. Na-
The French Government has decided to return to Spain all the units of the Republican Fleet which are interned at Bizerta, Tunisia, it w officially announced here today, The British Government had already returned the Republican destroyer, Jose Luis Diaz, which had been interned in the harbour of Gibraltar.
The vessels in Bizerta arrived some weeks ago, preferring to de-
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