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# 3/4612which is wry intelligent, as it knows how to maintain a balance in the situation and remain neutral. He says that the Spaniards are very favourable to Germany because they could have penetrated into Spain and taken Gibraltar, thus closing the Mediterranean to the English, but that it is "a Geraan idea that one wiet be pleacant". After arguing a little with hin I said that Geгваду might not have invaded Spain because she was not interested in dispersing her troops, considering that she needs them all for fighting against Russia. Later he confessed that all the Spaniards would fight against the Germans in case they invade Spain because the Spaniards are very fond of their independence, and would fight anyone who wished to enter Spain. The Spanish Government is a partisan of neutrality and the immense majority of the Valange think that Spain should send volunteers to Russia but not enter the war because they do not know that many thousands of Spaniards would be killed.PREPARATIONS FOR THE WA一 He says that in Spain much petrol has been stored and that now tanks are under construction. He says that this too is being kept for the bad times, and in case anyone tries to invade Spain the 139, 140 and 142 drafts cre mobilised. The 141 draft has been sent homs. The '42 draft was called up with a three months delay. They spend two years in military service. There is also a pre-military service for Youth Organisations. This is not obligatory but it is sounted as tine spent in the servics and for that reason every one does it.INVASION - He says that there are no Cormans in Spain. Eg has seen none and so on. If there are any they are disguised as peasants. Es is not certain that they are making fortifications in the north of Spain. Mijon is in fact defended by two ships, one of them a "sulta-tacos and if there was an English invasion there #they wuld be the masters.HELP TO THE NAZIS. - He says that it is not a fact there are more factories in the north of Spain which were not there before, and they do not work for the Germans. That the Germans say in their propaganda that they mean to suspend arnament manufacture, befause they have enough. That Germany is selling a quantity of war material to Turkey, which is a proof that they have no need of it, therefore armaments are not mamfactured in Spain nor exported. But he takes the opposite view, that pain receives material from Germany; there are frequent consignsants, mostly tanks. What Spain does send, not, "as soms sxy because the Germans take it", but because the Government gives it very willingly, is food. Every day many loaded open cars leave Spain and the people talk of it and are dia contented, but those are only those who think with their stomachs".DESPATCH OF WORKERS, - Es cannot be accurate about the quantity but many thousands have gone, all volunteers. He says it is quite natural for a man with no food or job to go there wherethey eat well and can send money home and because all the poor are like that. That is the reason thay "go as volunteers and are glad to better their position.DIVISION A- 40,000 want, all volunteers, among them some quite well-known people and distinguished Falengists. The number of volunteers was so great that they had to close the lists and there are many thousands still waiting for their turn to go when they send reinforcements. In April 3,000 who had been r relieved came home, that they were all very happy. Eg had many friends who had gone and others who were ready to leave Our informant asked them if they had.. had many losses but the legionaries said that this was a lie, they had had very fow deaths. There had been many wounded, to the point that not one of then had not been-wounded-at-least once. All those to come homs have bean wounded. They say• that it is very cold but they stand it very well and are much congratulated by the Germans. They wear the German uniform and thered cap. They say they behaved Mirvellously in Russia and gave the Russians a beating That the Russians, are brave, that is why they attack then from behind, but that they do not know how to fight and do not have good officers, although they have an abundance of material. They attack in nass formation and do not care about theûr losses, so that very few reach the trenches. That nen of the division always fought in a numerical superiority of ten to tone and caused the Russians many losses. Thay ware congratuated by the Hasis and often appeared in the Ogrman war communiques. That on occasions they established a salient on a river and rentated for more than ten days, that as they fought they sang and sang and tint many Spaniards