Washington, Jan. 6.
The Department of Commerce announced today that entries of gold into the United States during the week closing December 30. 1938.
Events leading up to the capture of the th smugglers today sound like incidents out of a detective thriller According to the police. the gangsters were seize result of elaborate plans prepared by G-men who laid a special trap. One Federal agent. it was stated. contacted a London, Jan. 7.
To remove any misapprehension, states Reuters Diplomatic Correspondent, the Foreign Office desire to make it clear that there is "no question of any British diplomatic mail bag having been involved in a recent in cident at Irun The courier service whereby ihe British Agent at Burgos. under an arrangement agreed upon between the British Government and the Burgos authorities, communicates with the Foreign Office, is in no way affected, Reuters Correspondent is informed.
The special enquiry which is being undertaken into the incident by the British Government will be concerned with a local arrangement, whereby official correspondence, or other matter, was carried from the Vice-
Consulate at San Sebastian to the British Embassy at St. Jean de Luz.
Mr. Owen St. John O'Malley, H. M Charge d'Affaires at St. Jean de Luz, who is to conduct an enquiry into &ll the circumstances connected with ihe charges brought by the Spanish Nationalist authorities of improper conduct by British officials, employees and others at San Sebastian, St. Jean de Luz or Burgos. is leaving London this morning. He will reach St. Jean de Luz tomorrow Sir Wasey Sterry, former Chief Justice of the Soudan, who is also conducting the enquiry, will leave London next week. Mr. O'Malley znd Sir Wasey. it is learned, have already had preliminary meetings in London, and the enquiry will begin at the earliest possible moment after their arrival at St. Jean de Luz The other member of the committee holding the enquiry, Mr. Jerrar, Acting British Agent at Burgos, will proceed to St. Jean de Luz during the week-end. At the time when information was first received regarding the incident of the official mail bag Mr. Ernest Golding, the British Pro-Consul at San Sebastian, who is now under arrest, was in France.
As soon as he heard of the matter, he returned to Spain—Reuter. totalled $23,911,055 as compared to $40494340 the week before.—Havas.
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