Word: negrin
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Speaking of the Italian troops in Spain, Negrin termed them detriments to the Rebel cause, adding that the only reason they weren't completely destroyed at Guadalajara was that "they ran too fast for us to catch them...
...Negrin stated that he has been unable to communicate with his friends in Spain since the Rebel victory. The plight of Spanish refugees in France, of whom there are some half-million, is equally dangerous, for they are new subject to the vengeance of their former enemies...
...Franco," said Negrin, "was the weakest of the important Spanish generals, and was therefore selected to lead the Revolt." Stronger men, such as Mola, strongly opposed foreign intervention, and were consequently not acceptable to the Germans and Italians...
Praising the morale and spirit of the Spanish people, Negrin declared that the liberal movement in Spain is not dead, but that it now constitutes a powerful underground force which requires constant Government attention and watchfulness...
...father," young Negrin stated, "was laughed at when he said that he war might last more than a year. Everyone believed it would be over within a month." The "non-intervention" policy of England and France prevented such a conclusion to the war, he added...