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Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
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Madrid's El Sol reports that all ammunition purchased in the US for Spain's Moroccan campaign is unfit for use; the Spanish army commission knowingly acquired discarded stocks, which inspectors approved.
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(By Associated Press)
MADRID, Spain, Nov. 26—El Sol today published a semi-official declaration which also appeared in Barcelona newspapers, stating that all ammunition acquired in the United States for use in the Moroccan campaign was found to be unfit for use. An authoritative source is responsible for the statement that the Spanish army purchase commission in the United States acquired discarded stocks with the full knowledge of their quality, and that the Spanish inspectors passed them.
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Morocco
Event Date
Nov. 26
Outcome
ammunition found unfit for use; discarded stocks acquired knowingly and passed by inspectors.
Event Details
El Sol published a semi-official declaration, also in Barcelona newspapers, stating that all US-acquired ammunition for the Moroccan campaign is unfit. An authoritative source claims the Spanish army purchase commission bought discarded stocks with full knowledge of their quality, and Spanish inspectors passed them.