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Show ISPAIN SEEKS TANGIER AREA FRENCH CABINET RECEIVES OFFICIAL OF-FICIAL 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 French government has received a memorandum from Spain expressing the desire of that country that the international district of Tangier Tan-gier be attached to the Spanish zone ' in Morocco. The French cabinet Is considering j the question brought up by Spain, but j jt is generally conceded - in political J circles that France's reply will be an j absolute refusal. I The Spanish memorandum says that I if it should be found unfeasible tc make a transfer of authority in Tangier Tan-gier from international to Spanish ad-1 ministration in any other way, then I Spain will ask the league of nations to give her a mandate over the district along with the whole Spanish zone in Morocco. Spain's request that administration of the district be confined to her alone Instead of to an international body, is based on her feeling that it is necessary neces-sary for the Spanish government to have such control of Tangier so as to enable her to prevent the smuggling of contraband arms, which were largely responsible for the prolongation of the Riffian war. |