“…NOTTINGHAM Dear Mr. Buller, SPANISH REPUBLICANS IN FRANCE. Further to my letter of 12th June, we have now made enquiries from the International Federation of Trade Unions who have a continuous record of assisting Spanish refugees, and they are actually in the course of examining means by which they can make the best possible use of monies they have available. …”

“…I know that the Spanish republicans have had large sums to dispose of, but I understand that SERE, any how, will be able to make no more payments after May - I understood this lately from Senor Azcarate. …”

“…We quite agree with you that while it is most desirable that something on these lines should be done, and indeed, for all the children in territory under the Spanish Republican Government, it is going to be extraordinarily difficult. …”

“…He thinks, with us, that the idea is a most excellent one and he is of the opinion that if a plan can be arranged, all the children should come in it that are in the territory under the Spanish Republican Government. However, we are compelled to point out that so far as can be calculate the total cost of consigning, say, a small parcel for each child, would be extremely high and it is going to be extremely difficult to obtain the extra funds required: we have naturally been concentrating on getting as much foodstuff as possible transferred, seeing that this is so urgently required. …”

“…He said that the Basque Delegation had received some money from the Atlantic Shipping Company who had been acting as agents for the Spanish Republican Government and he desired that the greater portion of this money should be administered by us in connection with the relief of the Spanish sailors. …”