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# 17## THE DIVISION AZUL, he says vas voluntary, at least the papers say 80.although I do not know". (His most frequent phrase is the papers say 80but nobody knows). Be asserts that there were many volunteers and onewent fros the municipal government of Estrada, his village, he was theassistant to a high official. He does not know anything about the sur-vivors. Es gives the address of a Cuban who arrived in the Comillas withan asputated foot, a volunteer in the Blue Division. (The father of the legionary,when questioned at the port, said he was lane through an accident).He confirms the stories about Quaipo and Iague, In Vigo he heard thefollowing story The Governor of Burgos was imprisoned for black marketeeringand a son of his, a lieutenant in the army, went to Madrid to see SerranoSuner, who refused to see him and told him to see his secretary; the lietenant refused and was referred to the Aide-de-Camp. The Alde-de-Campunfortunately asked him what he wanted and the Governor's son said - Iwanted to put two bullets in S. Suner, but as I can't I'll put them inyou instead, he shot his and left him dead.In Vigo a bad meal cost him 20 pts. He does not know anything about it,but the people say the Germans take everything. When we ask his opimonabout the scarcity of rice, olive oil, etc. he ends by saying that he thinkstoo that the Nazis take it.## FUTURE PROSPECTS - He says that any regime will do as long as it is notthis one. No blood to be spilt and those in the wrong to be pardoned. Thereare many people in the wrong who joined Franco, but have now repented. Hesays that those people fear the fall of Franco because there would be retribution, and many people would be killed, but if the Republic could comewithout bloodshed everyone would be delighted.A cow is worth 5.000 pts. The Civil Quard turn a blind eye to the contraband såles of the peasants because it suits them.## REPORT No.358Report from a youth of 17, a Cuban, born of Spanish parents, whowas living in Santander for about ten years with his grandmother. He hasno political convictions and in some respects is rather influenced by Nazisand reactionary propaganda. He is quite a wide awake intelligent boy. Egtalks váth no reservations and seems to be telling everything he knows.## ATTITUDE OF THE SPANIARDS TO THE WAR AGAINST HITLER.- He says that inSpain there are two parties, ons which supports the Ogrmans and wishesfor their triumph and the other which sympathises and hopes for the victoryof the Allies. In the first class S. Saner stands out, it includes all theFalango, some generals, and the middle class, government employees etc.The other class includes the majority of Requites, the rich whose money isin London, the workers, and all the poor in general. En says that in Spainit is only permitted to speak in favour of the Germans, and that the parti-sans of the Allies speak in Asecret and among-trusted friends. With thepassage of tim, owing to the German campaign in Russia, which the Falangistssaid would end in a week, there is growing a loss of confidence in theGerman triumph, both among the partisans of the Allies, who were dispirited atthe beginning of the Russian campaign, and among the supporters of Germanythemselves. He says that in Spain, except for a couple of Falangist focls, noone-wants-the-war, not-even-the-army chiefs, such less the soldiers. Hareally thinks that if they gave the order to march, no one_would protest, buthe does not insist on what would definitely happen. The German defeats inRussia, which are considered very important in Spain, have greatly contributedto raise the morale of the enemies of the Falange, who are now resisting itopenly. (He refers to the Roquetes and in gandx general to the partisans ofEngland who are very mumerous). The entry of the U.S. into the war was notconsidered very important, because Garman propaganda, which is very widespread,says that the submarines sank all the ships which campe to Europe and thatthere was very little use in producing a quantity of war material if it neverreaches Europe. He adds that the people realised that the Germans were