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I ita _aourchas of Myrist tn Amert ca, the Honnont ta Central Coanittee, and the " @ureh of the Rrethrens qho American Fri onds Sarvica Conmittoe was said to have spent 6631855002 for reliel in Spain during the twelve month period from huy, 1937 che Vally Yorker, tha Communist organ, on June 19, 1939, carried an article entitled “France Stole Gunkeg Mood (ifts for childreng Used 14 to Feed amy." Tho article wan app: arently written ay the result of an $ntarview with alfred Cope of the AVSC upon his return to the United States - after acting as vorional Cirector of tha Cuaker relief work in Fastern and Southeastem “pain for a period of ten months. Tt was reported that the Trance porlne in Spain used for military purposes Cuaker food supplies 4nterided for mora than 109,000 halfeatarved ehildren and refused to pravida gilic for bales beacause their mothers did not have the "propar® political affiliations ; ha article related further Unab the franco Forced were tntienang in thetr treatment ef about $00,009 Loyalint forces by crowding them into fails, bullepenn and enclosed areas, und Cope Ls raported to have said thet due to the diffloultices in adoloietering relief under the Fyanco hegine the Giakers were withdrawing thelr aid. «Jt was also sald that the confiscation of the citldren's foad was ordered by Cengral Avunde who reportedly violaled an ecremsant made st turros betueen the French Govarmsent and the Quakers. Cope is reported to have oahds | ; tle turned over our canteen for 1,090 children to a woman who was the profeasfonelr delegate of Genoral Feance's Goclad Auxluiarye 09 also turned over enoagh fyod for these children for wore than a months Jn ten caya all the food had distunpaared., It hud not fene to thn enlloren. Soue of Lt had been sold at seven times the aguaoli shed pricae" Tnformation wan subsogvently recelved that the APs denied the olatesant made by Alfred Cope, its representative in Cpuin, concerning the pelznre af Cood by Prancols Army und stated Vat the eoleure bad been due to tho confused a Liaiion thon existent in fpsin,g but tat eeout ayiton had cubsaquantly bean made, . _ A mecnbor of the Untt bartan Servled Comitton of Lishen, Sain, stated that hin orpamgation hud been in claze cooparation with the aArme and the Thternarctonal ved Croas, and that the real purpose af the Mi larlan vervice Soud ites van to cure for the International Srigadieres ar Gpantch, Vepublicana.e - with the closd of the Spantah Civil Sar the rellef activi tion of the Ag rpread to tse concentration eurpa in jrance where the Span) sh rants wera Located. Later, these activities further sproad to Lie oecu ad countrinn of Poland and France and in Lats connection a confidential evures ‘ ere