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Show Recognition by Britain, France Looms for Franco Government PARIS, Feb. 21 (UP) France and Great Britain may announce unqualified recognition of the Spanish nationalist government after ipeclal meeting of the French cabinet Friday, it was reported today. Jordana himself received new instructions in-structions from Generalissimo Franco, Fran-co, en the basis of hi previous negotiations with Bsrard. It waa reported here that Jordana obtained Franeo'i consent to establish relations rela-tions on the basis of previous verbal ver-bal assurances to France and Britain Brit-ain that after the civil war Spain would follow an Independent foreign for-eign policy. It wa evident, however, that France had been forced to abandon th Idea of aeeklng open assurances from Franco, or a guarantee that ha would be generous ta the loyalists. loyal-ists. He demanded full unqualified recognition. It waa Indicated strongly that France had been reconciled to recognising rec-ognising the national lata without condition as the legal government of Spain. Senator Leon Berard, special French envoy te the nationalists, returned te Burgos, Spain, last night from tha frontier, where he had reported te Premier Edouard Daladler and Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet by telephone and diplomatic courier. Berard waa te begin a final eerie of conferences tat today with Francisco Fran-cisco Gomes Jordana, nationalist foreign minister, en Jordana' return re-turn from Barcelona, where ha took part In the triumphal entry ef Generalissimo Francisco France. It waa understood that Berard had definite Instructions te reach agreement with Jordana for an ex-, ex-, change ef diplomatic representation 1 ea the bast el ee jure or full legal tatua. He wa authorised te waive itb written aseurancee which Franee previously hsd Bought However, tt waa indicated that he would eoek and hoped te get without difficulty verbal aasur-ancee aasur-ancee that th nationalist government govern-ment would pursue Independent : military and political policies without with-out entangling allianoea with the totalitarian powera which might be a menace te Franee as neighbor. The plan was that Berard would return to Paris Thursday and that Premier Daladler would call a spe-I spe-I clal oablnet meeting Friday. It waa I hoped that aimultaneoua French and British recognition could be announced Immediately afterward, aa Britain awaited only France's consent During hi visit te Barcelona, |