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I WAS THERE The Fall of the Spanish Republic

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witnessed by William Forrest
In March 1939 the fate of the Republican Government in Spain was sealed by the rebellion of its army commanders. William Forrest , then News Chronicle correspondent, who was actually with the Republican Premier Dr. Juan Negrin and his Cabinet near Alicante when they decided to leave Spain, recalls tho dramatic story of the last hours of the Spanish Republic.
Broadcast in the BBC World Service

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William Forrest
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William Forrest
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Dr. Juan Negrin
Source: Radio Times

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