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Meanwhile, for the first time in modern history, a Spanish Government moved to Barcelona, the second move of the Leftist Government since the war started. Plenty of government bureaus remained in overcrowded Valencia. Signaling the move, Minister of the Interior Julian Zugazagoita made a radio speech containing two statements, neither of which would have been possible year ago when the Leftist Government first moved to Valencia...
...Government planned to go to Barcelona as early as last November but decided temporarily on Valencia. . . . Barcelona now in its turn has the significance of showing the clear fidelity of the Government toward Catalonia...
What the Leftist Government could do to forestall this, last week it did. Besides fortifying almost the whole 300 miles of the Aragon front from the French frontier to Teruel, Leftist Premier Dr. Juan Negrin prepared to move his Cabinet, lock, stock & barrel to Barcelona. For this there were reasons political, mechanical and military...
...serious Rightist offensive on the Aragon front must drive toward either Valencia or Barcelona; the latter would be far the richer prize. Barcelona's defenses are strong. They will be stronger with the Government directly behind them, particularly since the fall of Gijón and Santander was largely due to what correspondents in Spain like to call the "fifth column": sympathizers inside a besieged town or district who rise to arms as (presumably) "four" surrounding columns advance...
...possible fifth columns exist in Barcelona, the usual group of pro-Rightists that exists in every city of importance in Spain, and Anarchists and other extremists who distrust the Negrin Government almost as much as they do Francisco Franco. To handle both groups, trains carrying 3,000 Leftist assault guards and troops reached Barcelona from Valencia last week, vanguard of the Government's shift. At the same time Barcelona police announced discovery of the largest pro-Franco secret organization yet uncovered in the Catalan capital. Arrests and executions promptly followed...