Evening star., 1940-07-17
Suitable Measures
Promised byChiIe
As Spain Cuts Ties
Madrid Sewers Relations
After Yeor Of Dispute
Over Republican Refugees
BY the Associated d Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 17.-Spain
has severed diplomatic relations
with Chile after more than q year
of dispute stemming from the Span
ish civil war.
Relation between Chile's Popular
Front government and the Spanish
Nationalist government OF Gen.
Francisco Franco had been strained
over Chile's refusal to surrender q
group Of Spanish Republican refu-
gees sheltered In the Chilean En-
bassy in Madrid.
Suitable Measures" Planned.
A high Chilean ofncial, apprised
of the Spanish action last night.
said he could scarcely believe the
rude and absurd news" but added
the government would take suitable
measures to meet such an unusual
and incomprehensible attitude"
dn Madrid, the Spanish For
eign ministry declared it broke
off relations because the Chilean
government had permitted an
anti-Nationalist campaign which
had reached intolerable limits"
Exchange Telegraph, British
news agency, reported that
Spain accused Chile of helping
Spanish Communist elements to
escape from Spain and of sup
porting a campaign of insults
against Gen. Frances govern
:ment and the nation.
CThe news agency quoted a
Spanish communique as saying
this anti-Spanish campaign was
launched in public meetings and
/ in the Chilean press and culnli-
mated In broadcasing Of speech
es insulting Spain and Gen.
Franco.)
A few weeks after Chile recognized
the victorious Franco government of
Spain, April S, 1899, Nationalist
troops sought custody Of II Repub-
lican refugees in the Chilean En-
bassy in Madrid on criminal charges
Chile declined to recognize the Ma
tionalist view that they were Grim
inals and maintained she had the
right to grant them political asylum
and to take them out Of Spain.
Thirteen Remain in Embassy.
Ultimately Gen. Franco permitted
four of the refugees to proceed to
the French border, but 13 have re-
manned In the Embassy.
Last August . the Chilean Foreign
Ministry announced 1t had broken
off negotiations with Spain In the
dispute.
Count Luca de Tena, named as
Spanish Ambassador to Chile, never
assumed his post.
CThe Chilean Charge d'Affaires
In Madrid was handed his pass
port last night and the Spanish
government ordered It's diplomatic
representatives in Chile to return
home immediately
1t was announced that the Brazil
ian Embassy would handle Chilean
affairs in Spain.
Only yesterday, the Chilean gov
ernment took stern action against
alleged subversive elements, raiding
headquarters of the Nationalist and
Popular Socialist (NazD parties and
ordering dissolution Of "ail appar-
emily political organizations" formed
by "Rightists." > .
Chilean Interior Minister Hum
berto Alvarez announced Monday
that documents seised by police in
the raids disclosed activities against
the public order"
He said street disorders had been
provoked by "Rightists" and men,
bers of the Popular Socialist van
guard movements, known formerly
as the Nacista (NazD party, IS mem
bers Of which were killed in an un-
successful putsch September S, 1888.
Nine persons were arrested in
Santiago Sunday, accused of setting
on noise-bor1bs in the streets and
distributing pamphlets attacking
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda for
having pardoned the Carabineros
who killed the Nacistas in 1898.