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Show DETERMINED TO SEND CASTRO. BACK TO EUROPE WASHINGTON. April 0. The French government, has informed the Male department of its determination to put into effect immediately its decision de-cision to expel former President (.'astro of Venezuela from Fort de France, and compel him to return to Europe. The programme is to put him ahoard tho vessel first touching at Fort de Franco. If this is carried out Castro will he on his way 1o Europe in a day or two, unless his physical' condition is such that an ocean trip would put his life in jeopardy. The state department officials are much gratified at the manner in which the French government has acted, and feel relieved that Castro is to be sent back to Europe, where he will liavo no immediate influence in the affairs of Venezuela, where his personal following follow-ing is believed to be considerable. PATHS, April JL Tf the condition of Cipriano Castro's health is really so crave that his enforced departure from Port de Prance, Martinique, where he now is, would be dangerous, the French government is prepared to suspend temporarily the decree of expulsion against him. Le Journal today takes issue with a majority of the Frouch newspapers which consider that France i6 bound to comply with the wishes of tho Gomez government, with which negotiations for the resumption of diplomatic relations rela-tions arc now going on. |