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Objectivity Improvements

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There are some glaring failures of objectivity in this controversial article. (Content must be written from a neutral point of view.)

For example, Hitler's policy is described as "shrewd and pragmatic": "A hundred per cent Franco's victory was not desirable from a German Point of view; rather were we interested in a continuance of the war and in the keeping up of the tension in the Mediterranean."[89]

Yet Stalin's Politburo - espousing virtually the same sentiment - is a "shocking" "Machiavellian calculation": "it would be more advantageous to the Soviet Union if neither of the warring camps gained proponderant [sic] strength, and if the war in Spain dragged on as long as possible and thus tied up Hitler for a long time."

Franco and Gibraltar

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I am surprised that there is no mention of Franco's relationship with Gibrlatar, especially since he gave orders for the border to be closed on 8th June 1969. The border remained closed until 1985, just prior to Spain’s accession to the (then) European Community in 1986. Additioanlly, Franco invoked a 'no-fly' zone immediately adjacent to Gibraltar Airport, thus making an already difficult approach manouevre even more difficult. If an aircraft had to divert from Gibraltar because of bad weather, it would have to fly to Tangier. Any flight originating in Spain would have to land in Tangier before proceeding to Girbaltar. All these rules were laid down by Franco, but there is no mention of any of this in the text. Garstonboy (talk) 20:51, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]