The situation in different countries which have maintained commercial relations with Spain since the 18th July, 1936, and their method of dealing with goods exported by the legitimate Government of the Spanish Republic

              To the Members of the Executive (For information)
The situation in different countries which have maintained commercial relations with Spain since the 18th July, 1936, and their method of dealing with goods exported by the legitimate Government of the Spanish Republic.
BELGIUM. The Hispano-Belgian Agreement, applied on the 4th April, 1936, was suspended unilaterally by the Belgian Government, the following figures resting in our favour at the date of its suspension.
In the account known as "A", there are about 7,500,000 Belgian francs which, according to the conditions of the clearing agreement, were destined for the payment of goods by the Spanish government or Spanish exporters.
Obviously there is a claim on this account which was cancelled in virtue of the suspension of the agreement.
Our comrades should try to obtain from the Belgian Government the free disposal for Spain of this sum of 7,500,000 francs for the purchase of Belgian goods. In this way, in addition to Spain's legitimate rights being taken into account, Belgian exports to our country would be increased to the extent of the amount mentioned.
The procedure pursued at the present time for the payment of goods exported by Spain is 100% compensation through Belgian goods, against which we have nothing to say, seeing that the Belgian financial authorities are abandoning for the moment their claims on the credits they may have in Spain.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA:    This country has concluded with Spain a bilateral agreement providing for Spanish exports to be paid for in goods up to 70% of their value, while the remaining 30% is reserved to guarantee Czechoslovakian credits in Spain.
Our comrades there should try to obtain better treatment, 100% compensation if possible, or better still, payment for our exports in free currency, with the postponement of any system of exacting payment or blocking funds to meet the arrears which Czechoslovakia may have in Spain.
DENMARK: The Danish Government has ordered that all Spanish credits for exports from our country should be blocked.
There are at the moment more than 1,500,000 Danish crowns blocked in various Danish banks.
It is a matter for indignation that, while the press publishes the agreements concluded between the Danish authorities and the rebels for 700,000 kroner worth of tomatoes from the Canaries and oranges from Seville, compensated for 100% by cod from Denmark, the interests of the Spanish workers should be treated in such a singular way.
Our Danish comrades should get their government to free the