Word: franco
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Meanwhile, the London Daily Herald, newsorgan of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, angrily editorialized that the British Government had secretly "recognized" the Franco Government, getting ahead of Britain's own Scheme to recognize only Franco's belligerent rights. "This is a monstrous and disgraceful decision," cried the Herald. "Recognition of belligerent rights was a concession-a bribe if you like-to be paid for the withdrawal of volunteers, after the withdrawal. Now an even more far-reaching form of recognition is given in advance. The lever which might have secured withdrawal is flung away...
Meanwhile the Spanish Rightists were so pleased that Generalissimo Franco ordered released to their British owners the freight boats Caper, Bobie, Sanjold, Dover Abbey, Mirupanu, Yorkbrook and Seven Seas Spray, captured since last July running food and munitions to the Spanish Leftists. The Rightists last week retained the cargoes of these ships as "prizes of war"-thus boldly exercising a belligerent right-sent the empty tramps clanking home to England...
...London bureau of Associated Press reported that "all authoritative sources here think Great Britain is ready to climb belatedly on the Franco bandwagon. . " . There are two reasons...
...Government is convinced now that General Francisco Franco's forces will win the civil...
...days clicked off, winter crept nearer, and the big offensive did not start, but Rightist chances in Spain and in the world outside (see p. 20) seemed bright enough for Burgos papers to carry this typical Spanish boast over the signature of Francisco Franco: "The war is won! It will finish with a general collapse of our opposition which each day becomes more certain. One day Spain will wake up and have the surprise of learning the war is over!" Boasted back the city of Madrid on banners unfurled Nov. 7 "On Nov. 7th we crushed Franco.! . . . Long live Madrid...