Evening star., 1937-10-16
ITALIANS ACCEPT
SPAIN VOLUNTEER
REMOVAL PLAN
Partial Withdrawal Scheme
to Isolate Civil War
Pledged by Grandi.
LONDON PARLEY ENDS
AFTER ENJOYS SPEAK
Subcommittee on Non.Interven-
tion to Reassemble After
Governments Act.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 16-Count Dino
Grandi, Italy's delegate, told the nom
intervention subcommittee today that
Italy accepts the proposal for par
tial withdrawal of a certain num-
ber of volunteers" from the Spanish
civil war.
The nine-power subcommittee ad-
journed until early next week after
hearing statements by the British,
French, Italian and German men,
bers.
The nine diplomats, meeting in a
tense atmosphere created " British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden,s
demand for prompt action, heard
the Italian delegate promise his coun-
try's loyal and firm desire to CO.
operate"
The main question before the meet
ing was that of withdrawing foreign
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Italian-from
the Spanish war to remove the prin-
cipal source of danger that a gen.
eral European conflict would emanate
from Spain.
Equal Withdrawals Demanded.
The adjournment, to consult the
governments represented. came after
the Earl of Plymouth and Ambassa-
dor Charles Corbin had presented
the British and French proposals for
getting foreign warriors out of Spain.
Competent diplomats said there
were about 100000 Italians in the
Spanish insurgent armies now. COM
pared with $4,000 foreigners of vari-
Gus nationalities fighting for the
Spanish government.
Thus, any withdrawal "in equal
number" as Count Grandi proposed,
would leave most of the Italians still
fighting for Insurgent Generalissimo
Francisco Franco, these diplomats
said.
They said this was why the French
demanded the withdrawal from both
sides be in proportion to the number
of volunteers which each side has.
In offering cooperation Count
Grandi, however, specified that with
drawals must be 'in equal quantities
from both Sides"
This. he said, was to be regarded
as "a substantial beginning of the
application" of the British plan for
evacuation of foreign volunteers from
Spain.
The British and French spokesmen
oo i,, 81 ta
speedy action on their governments.
The next meeting was fixed for
Tuesday, October 10.
Count Grandi suggested that both
Spanish factions be approached for
their views concerning withdrawal.
Take Dig at Eden.
The Italian, although agreeing to q
token withdrawal under the condi-
tions of the British plan, took dig at
Eden for his strong speech at LAND
udno. Wales, last night, in which the
British foreign secretary warned Of
grave consequences If quick action on
the volunteers question was not forth
coming
In an obvious reference to Eden's
statement that British patience was
well nigh exhausted" by proclaimed
intervention" in Spain-evidently re-
ferring to Italian support of the in
surgents-Count Grand said:
Il am wondering whether statements
which have just read in the morn
ing papers, as far as they appear to
reflect the foreign policy of Great Brit
ain. are actually likely to help the
work of our committee and above all
the cause of the non-intervention
policy"
The Italian also took occasion to
protest against ''the intolerable abuse"
OF neutral flags ''by vessels carrying
prohibited war material to the Spanish
Reds (government) and even by ships
belonging to the Spanish Reds"
Belligerent Rights Demanded.
Prominent in Count Grandi's speech
was demand that belligerent rights
be accorded insurgent Generalissimo
Francisco Frances regime. For France.
Corbin insisted this could not be
granted until volunteers were being
withdrawn 'in satisfactory manner"
The conflict between Italy and So
Wet Russia, which has punctuated the
history of the Intervention Com
mittee with frequent crises, arose
again.
Count Grandi, in an evident slap at
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