852.00/2650: Telegram
The Chargé in France (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 17—1:39 p.m.]
760. I called this morning on the new Spanish Ambassador de Albornoz who had asked to be received by Ambassador Straus. While he told me that he had confirmation today that the governmental forces had disembarked at Majorca and were attacking Palma and that they had occupied the outer defences of Gijon, the fall of Gijon Oviedo being expected. He certainly did not give me the impression of being very hopeful regarding the situation.
He said that he did not expect that anything useful would be accomplished by the French initiative for a non-intervention pact since the Germans and Italians were delaying their replies and intended [Page 490] in his opinion to continue to furnish war material to the insurgents, whereas the French had their hands tied by their own initiative and were declining to let any war material go through to the Spanish Government.