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ment Mediterranean coastline-ru-
mors now apparently dspelled
The concerted action of Germany
and Italy was in keeping with their
defensive understanding" on Span
ish and other problems
See Action "Obligatory."
Both said they were Obliged" to re-
call their patrol ships to avoid new
Red aggression" by Spanish govern
ment armed forces.
Spanish government airplanes in re-
cent weeks have bombed Italian and
German men O. war in the patrol, and
the German government contends
Spanish submarine tried to sink the
patrolling cruiser Leipzig of Algeria
on two occasions in the last eight days.
Statement by Eden.
Edens exposition of the situation
before the House of Commons in
cluded statement that the British
government gladly recognized and
welcomed the motives" of Germany
and Italy, which inspire assurance"
that there now will be no dangerous
action on the part of the Nazi and
Fascist states.
Europe has been worried lest the
Germans and Italians, angered by
Anglo-French refusal to demon
strate' with them in warning to Span
lsh Republican regime, would resort to
Individual action that would make the
Spanish civil war even more dangerous
to European peace
Apparently this is not the case,
Britain, however, now is faced with a
decision to scrap neutrality control,
carry it on with France alone, or get
other powers in.
Eden assured Commons that it was
his understanding Germany and, by
inference, Italy, would not cease
participation in the Nom intervention
Committee"
He refused to answer a question by
Communist William GALLAGHER as to
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the German story about the Leipzig"
The question OF asking other gov
ernments to participate in the neu-
trality control scheme in place of
Germany and Italy will have to be
considered" he said.
Eden, who once before succeeded in
wooing Germany and Italy back into
The non-intervention bloc. was in
formed OF Germany's withdrawal from
the control scheme by Reich's Ambas-
sador Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
A few minutes earlier Premier Benito
Mussolini had ordered Italy out of the
control scheme because there was no
possibility OF collaboration"
The withdrawal, it was made plain,
was direct result of the breakdown
OF four-power negotiations on Ger
many's demand for a naval demon
stration off Valencia that would i'm
press the Spanish government.
Germany's announcement Of with
drawal from the control scheme, as
presented to Eden follows:
''The German government, after
being notified of attacks on her cruiser
Leipzig on June IS and June l8, i'm
mediately informed the powers en-
gagged in the Spanish sea control that
they were unwilling to expose their
naval forces, while entrusted with an
international task, to further target
practice of red Spain. The German
government has limited to a minimum
the guarantees which had to be asked
for the safety Of German ships in re-
questing q naval demonstration of the
four control powers, thus to express
definite, obvious and solidaric warm
ing. Since the British and French
governments were not ready to agree
even to this minimum request, the
German government regrets to state
that among the control powers that
spirit Of solidarity is lacking which
forms an indispensable condition for
the execution of common inter-
national task. The German govern
ment has therefore decided to with
draw finally from the control scheme"
Blame Loyalists for Attacks.
Germany and Italy blame this
Valencia government for attacks on
the Italian naval vessel Barletta, the
German battleship Deutschland and
Just last week-the German cruiser
Leipzig.
Here in London, foreign office
spokesmen said the Germans and
Italians had withdrawn only from
the land and sea non-intervention
control scheme, not from the Directing
Committee of non intervention itself.
Informed sources, however, felt this
was . technical distinction, since the
land and sea patrol of neutral OBJ
servers and warships which the COM
mittee has thrown about Spain is the
foundation Of its work.
They did, however, say that Italo-
German retention of committee men,
bership would permit reconstruction of
their action later on.
Eden Immediately notified key min
listers in the British cabinet OF the
situation.
Alternatives for Britain.
Great Britain, we'll informed sources
said. evidently faces two alternatives
In the future Of the Spanish civil war
and international efforts to preserve
Europe's peace:
l. She can withdraw, too, from the
hands of Spain" patrol, allowing
the peninsula to turn into a free-for-
all battle-ground except for the stretch
Of Franco-Spanish border that France
patrols.
2. She can extend the British naval
Gordon around all Spanish waters with
= patchwork non-intervention plan.
The possibility of Great Britain quit
ting the committee was hinted. These
sources believed, in q statement Mon
day by Lord Plymouth, British chair
man Of the Neutrality Committee, ex-