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FACTS AND DOCUMENTS ON THE ACTIVITIES OF P.O.U.M.

 

FACTS AND DOCUMENTS
 

SPIES IN THE PAY OF THE REBELS
 

NIN’S ESCAPE
 

THE MAY PUTSCH IN BARCELONA
 

THE P.O.U.M. AGAINST THE POPULAR FRONT
 

THE P.O.U.M. AGAINST THE PEOPLE’S ARMY
 

THE P.O.U.M.’S ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE DISCIPLINE BEHIND THE LINES
 

CONCLUSION

 “To the Generalissimo: – I communicate personally the following: In executing the order you gave me, amongst other things, I went to Barcelona to interview the leaders of the P.O.U.M. I gave them all your information and suggestions. …”

 (Document found at the Peruvian Embassy in Madrid where there was a spying organisation.)

 “The Witness: All the espionage material discovered by the other group, which is made up of the secret agents of the P.O.U.M., was transmitted to Perpignan by me….”

 “The Witness: The outrage against Prieto and the heads of the Modesto and Walter divisions had been prepared by the group of secret agents of the P.O.U.M. which is directed by General Franco’s espionage centre at Perpignan….”
(The above is an extract from the cross-examination of Joaquin Roca Amich.)

This pamphlet pleads its own case. It is written after spending a year and three months in Republican Spain. It is based on first-hand observation and on the study and analysis of official documents and papers.