The few correspondents thus far permitted to interview General Jose Miaja, valiant "Defender of Madrid," have mostly been given whispered warnings by his secretary: "Please do not mention his family! Only twice in my life have I seen the General weep—he is most courageous—but please not to mention his family. Hostages, you know! They have been held since the beginning of the war in Morocco, and the General knows that at any moment they may be shot."
It was a good omen in Spain last week that this distressing state of Miaja...
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