Mr. Attlee's speech on Monday cleared up one misunder- standing
at least about his visit to Spain. As I mentioned last week, Mr. Eden had said that the Leader of the Opposition signed the usual undertaking " not to take part in any activities liable to be interpreted as inconsistent with His Majesty's Government's policy of non-intervention." Mr. Attlee read on Monday the actual undertaking which he signed, binding him to do nothing " implying any intervention by- me on behalf of either side of the present dispute in Spain." That is clearly a narrower and more specific undertaking, and to declare that " non-intervention is a farce "—if Mr. Attlee did declare that ; he said that he had been misreported, without saying how—would be no breach of it. Moreover,' according to Miss Wilkinson, it was the " Internationale," not " God Save the King," which the delegation hailed with, the clenched fist salute. All these little matters having now been cleared up, we can get along with business.
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