“…My Committee request that you give sympathetic consideration to the question of writing the Foreign Secretary requesting him to approach the American Government to intervene with the Vichy Government on the following points:- (1) To stop extradition of former members of the International Brigades to Germany, German-occupied countries and Italy. (2) To grant French exit permits to former International Brigaders. (3) To permit the distribution of relief to International Brigaders in French and Spanish internment camps by accredited relief organisations in France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. …”

“…Lloyd George followed Bismarck, who pioneered social insurance in Germany in 1897. Lloyd George himself went to Germany to see how the scheme worked. …”

“…Recent events have clearly showed that Italy and Germany are aiming with all possible means at conquering Spain politically and economically and are deliberately provoking a world [general] war. …”

“…To endeavour to stop the extradition of former members of the International Brigade to Germany and German occupied Countries and Italy. 2. …”

“…To stop the extradition of former members of the International Brigade to Germany and German occupied countries and Italy. 2. …”

“…The hospital is not, of course, up to the standard of any of the best ordinary hospital in Great Britain, nor even of the best L.C.C. hospitaIs, and not yet I think up to the standard of some of the best hospitals in Germany and Scandinavia, but as compared with any other hospital I saw in Spain, or most hospitals in other Continental countries, I have no hesitation in adhering to my opinion mentioned in the report. …”

“…I now have pleasure in enclosing for your interest and comment a booklet containing excerpts from a Basque Government report, which gives very much more detail, not only of Germany's military intervention, but also her activities in Basque economic and political life. …”

“…Again — why was nothing said in the Report about the smallpox experience of this country during recent years, as compared with that of other countries, such as Germany, France, Italy and Japan, where compulsory vaccination and re-vaccination have been enforced for many years past. …”

“…It had also been stated that German aeroplanes were continuing to arrive in support of General Franco, and it was assumed that they were being flown direct from Germany. Sir Walter reported that representations wore being made in respect of the former complaint, but that there was a difficulty in securing trustworthy and substantial evidence upon the second. …”

“…New Zealand 32 Amsterdam 31 Holland 39 Stockholm 35 Australia 39 Auckland 35 Norway 43 New York 38 Switzerland 46 Toronto 48 U.S.A. 56 London 50 England and Wales 57 Edinburgh 61 Germany 65 Glasgow 87 France 67 Canada 69 Scotland 77 Spain 112 Japan 115 Poland 137 Portugal 147 Egypt 163 British India 169 15X/2/98/10…”

“…Name - Nom; - Name Land - Pays - Country Von Seiten des IGB: de la part de la FSI: from the IFTU: Jacobesen, Hans Danemark - Daenemark - Denmark Klein, Robert Tchécoslovaquie - Tschechoslowakei - Czechoslovakia Citrine, Walter Président - Praesident - Chairman Schevenels, Walter Secrétaire general - Generalsekretaer - General Secretary Stolz, Georg Sous-Secrétaire - Untersekretaer - Under-Secretary Von Seiten der SAI: de la part de l'IOS: from the LSI: Wels, Otto Allemagne - Deutschland - Germany un camarade - ein Genosse - one comrade Autriche - Oesterreich - Austria Vandervelde, Emile Belgique - Belgien - Belgium Hedtoft-Hansen Danemark - Daenemark - Denmark Azorin, Francisco Espagne - Spanien - Spain Cordero, Manuel " " " Bracke, Alexandre France - Frankreich - France Gillies, William Grande-Bretagne - Grossbritannien - Great Britain Albarda, J.W. …”

“…"Over 2,500 women from displaced persons camps in Germany were brought in during the winter and are proving a great help in many hospitals, including sanatoria, where nurses much burdened with domestic duties have been freed to concentrate on nursing". …”

“…I wish to let you know that I had hoped that after the surrender of Germany and Japan, Great Britain would take resolute steps for a democratic solution in Spain as part of the political resettlement of Europe, hopes which went high after the victory of the Labour Party in the General Elections and the constition of the Labour Government. …”

“…They would not now be caught in desperate struggle were it not that they have had against them the dictators of Portugal, Italy, Germany; most of the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and the British ruling class. …”

“…This danger was simultaneously aggravated by the adoption of a similar policy by Nazi Germany which had already established a vast system of espionage, corruption and intrigue in Spain. …”

“…As far as the Basque representatives could judge, these airplanes were flown over from Germany, via Switzerland and Italy. I pointed out that the distance was a very considerable one, and I doubted whether the range of the planes would allow this to be done. …”

“…., meeting in Paris on June 24th, 1937, in view of the very grave situation created by the withdrawal of Germany and Italy from the international control scheme which discloses the dangerous intentions of international Fascism in its attacks upon Spain, declare that they adopt without qualification the following proposals submitted by the representation of the Spanish Socialist Labour Party and the Spanish T.U.C.: that the moral solidarity towards the cause of Republican Spain which has been manifested on many occasions by the members and leaders of the aforementioned Internationals, and also the resolutions of London (March 3rd, 1937), and Geneva (June 17th, 1937), recognising the failure of the control system, require that the following action should be undertaken: 1. …”

“…We ask you particularly to recall that time after time at International Conferences, the Allied Governments at the conclusion of World War II stigmatised Franco's regime as one which had directly been set up as a result of aid received from Fascist Germany and Italy, that was a guilty party with Hitler and Mussolini in the conspiracy to wage war and a regime which denies even the most elementary civil, trade union and religious rights to the Spanish peeple. …”

“…The United States has no sickness insurance; Germany has now no unemployment insurance'. …”

“…You should not forget that there are tens of thousands of Spanish refugees still in France who were not Brigaders; that 50,000 foreign Jews - many of whom are nationals of Allied nations - have been rounded up and interned for deportation to Germany; and that there is now a threat of expulsion from Vichy France to the Occupied Territory of all foreign refugees who entered the 'Free Zone' after September 1st, 1939. …”