Trotskyism in the Service of Franco - Soria

By GEORGES SORIA

FACTS AND DOCUMENTS ON THE ACTIVITIES OF P.O.U.M.

FACTS AND DOCUMENTS

SPIES IN THE PAY OF THE REBELS

NIN’S ESCAPE

THE MAY PUTSCH IN BARCELONA

THE P.O.U.M. AGAINST THE POPULAR FRONT

THE P.O.U.M. AGAINST THE PEOPLE’S ARMY

THE P.O.U.M.’S ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE DISCIPLINE BEHIND THE LINES

CONCLUSION

“To the Generalissimo: – I communicate personally the following: In executing the order you gave me, amongst other things, I went to Barcelona to interview the leaders of the P.O.U.M. I gave them all your information and suggestions. …”

(Document found at the Peruvian Embassy in Madrid where there was a spying organisation.)

“The Witness: All the espionage material discovered by the other group, which is made up of the secret agents of the P.O.U.M., was transmitted to Perpignan by me….”

“The Witness: The outrage against Prieto and the heads of the Modesto and Walter divisions had been prepared by the group of secret agents of the P.O.U.M. which is directed by General Franco’s espionage centre at Perpignan….”
(The above is an extract from the cross-examination of Joaquin Roca Amich.)

This pamphlet pleads its own case. It is written after spending a year and three months in Republican Spain. It is based on first-hand observation and on the study and analysis of official documents and papers.