Show L-h L 1 I SPAIN Pill SEEKS TANGIER EG AREA ARE FRENCH CABINET RECEIVES OFFICIAL OF OF- REQUEST WHICH THEY WILL NOT GRANT Next Move Would Take Question of Mandate To League of Nations French Receive Document But Keep It Secret Paris The Paris The French government has received a memorandum from Spain expressing the desire of or that country that the international district of or Tangier Tangier Tan Tan- i gier be at attached ached to the Spanish zone in Morocco The French cabinet is considering the question brought up by Spain but it is generally generall conceded In political 11 circles that Frances France's reply will be an absolute refusal i The Spanish memorandum says sas that If it should be found unfeasible to tomake tomake tomake make a transfer of ot authority In Tangier Tan Tan- gier Bier from International to Spanish administration administration ad ad- ministration in an any other wa way then Spain will ask the league of ot nations to give her a mandate over tho the district along with the whole Spanish zone in Morocco f Spain's request that administration of or tho the district be confined to her alone Instead of to an international body is based on her feeling that it is necessary necessary sary for tor the Spanish government to have such control of or Tangier so as to enable her to prevent the smuggling of ot contraband arms which were largely responsible for the tho prolongation of or the thel l RUCian war I |