5 In these battles, the Nationalists received support from the Italians in their effort to encircle Madrid. The Italians were somewhat obligated to join the force of the Nationalists, because of prior agreements but to no avail. Had the rebels been successful in this operation, this could have ended the war much sooner. “True, under Article 10 the League undertakes to respect and preserve "the territorial integrity and existing political independence" of its members. But this protection insures the state only against external aggression, and not against internal political disturbances” (Wilcox 1938, 65-72). With this being the case, outside help from other countries was not for sure because the war was being fought due to internal commotion. The many laws that prohibit countries from interfering with conflict within other countries were sort of blurred or looked over because of moral loyalty to the country, although the country was
5 In these battles, the Nationalists received support from the Italians in their effort to encircle Madrid. The Italians were somewhat obligated to join the force of the Nationalists, because of prior agreements but to no avail. Had the rebels been successful in this operation, this could have ended the war much sooner. “True, under Article 10 the League undertakes to respect and preserve "the territorial integrity and existing political independence" of its members. But this protection insures the state only against external aggression, and not against internal political disturbances” (Wilcox 1938, 65-72). With this being the case, outside help from other countries was not for sure because the war was being fought due to internal commotion. The many laws that prohibit countries from interfering with conflict within other countries were sort of blurred or looked over because of moral loyalty to the country, although the country was