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On 24 October, the English Socialist Party (PSOE), in a truly unique publicity stunt organized a tribute to the figure of " Juan Negrin Lopez " readmitted, posthumously, the Party was expelled in 1946. The PSOE's license was withdrawn by the executive who presided at that time Indalecio Prieto primarily for their collusion with the Communist Party and his Government would allow a branch of the mandates of Moscow during the Civil War. Remember that these were some of the causes main for which France and the United Kingdom refused to support the Second Republic.

During this event the socialist politician Alfonso Guerra canary called " patriot" and that the act of repairing a mistake and an injustice by part

, general secretary of the PSOE, Leire Pajin, said "we collect your witness, fulfill their dreams and continue to fight with determination, with the same ideas and same courage. "Negrin's granddaughter, Carmen, who lives in France, expressed his appreciation for the act of apology to his grandfather on which it had extended a black legend when all he had done was to fight for his country because he understood that his duty was to preserve the Republic and " defend English fascism."

Apart from that it is impossible to know whether Negrin would be willing to enter the PSOE again, something I doubt very much, I think it should be noted some "little thing " of this character should not be forgotten.

The October 22, 1936, just started the Civil War, which lasted almost three years, left from Cartagena bound for the Russian port of Odessa several vessels to "510 tons of gold "from the reserves of the Bank of Spain and equivalent to 70% of their deposits. At that time was President of the Socialist Republic of force and extreme Republican Azaña Manuel Diaz, President of the Government, the Socialist Francisco Largo Caballero and the Minister of Finance " Juan Negrin Lopez " socialist labor Indalecio Prieto. As can be seen shortly slow to take this drastic decision.

At that time, and despite its name, the Bank of Spain, there was a national bank in the sense that we know today, but a joint stock company whose relations with the Government were governed by a law that "only , authorizing the latter to dispose of their gold reserves, intervening to bring an action in relation to the peseta exchange rate stability. Hence, the reason, decide to transfer the gold to a foreign country and will be deemed a "theft the English "or at least half of them, considering that it was in Civil War.

Araquistáin According to Luis, a leading theoretician and leader of the left wing of the PSOE during the Second Republic, the amount of gold was sent to Moscow on behalf of Largo Caballero, Indalecio Prieto and " Negrin."
the death of the latter, in November 1956, "his heirs " delivered to the Government of General Franco, the only internationally recognized, the receipt of gold deposited in Moscow. According to The New York Times of January 14, 1957 the English government documents given to understand, ana a decree signed by President of the Republic and by Largo Caballero as Prime Minister dated 13 September 36 , authorizing " Negrin, Minister of Finance, to export gold wherever he believed in security" and a second eight-page document written in French, listing the currencies, amounts and other items received in Moscow by the Soviet Commissariat of Finance. In a part of this document provided that the English Government was free to re- or have the gold, also clarified that the shipment was " 510 tonnes of gold."

Concerning the number of tons of gold left the Bank of Spain, "Prieto Indalecio " after the Civil War published in French newspaper El Socialista Toulouse a article in which he surprisingly said that the weight of the boxes that came from Madrid was not 510 tonnes but " 850 tons" of which, indeed, 510 were sent to Odessa but 340 tons were divided into two parts equal, a pre-Odessa, who was posted to Marseilles, and a back who went to Barcelona.

The Soviet newspaper

Pravda published an article in April 1957 finally closed the case of gold and where basically was saying that the Soviet Union Bank executed all payment orders that were requested by the English Republican government. All orders were signed jointly by Francisco Largo Caballero, prime minister Republican and Negrin, Minister of Finance and that when "Negrin " became prime minister, signed himself as finance minister. Besides Pravda referred to the "last letter Negrin " dated 8 April 1938 in which he requested, on behalf of the Council of Ministers of the English Republic, to "liquidate English gold" was left in the Soviet Union, which they did.

If going into detail about how Negrin and Caballero spent money they were giving the Soviets at the expense of gold bullion, it is clear two things: first to be appropriated, with the active participation Azaña of money that was not theirs, and second, is demonstrated and documented that large sums were offered of money, without any effective control, divided on what they saw fit. There was a time when only "Negrin " controlled the money. No one after the civil war called him to account.

but is also known that in the last days of the war, he managed to accumulate an immense treasure seized property was theoretically aimed sustaining both exiles. This' war booty "is transported to Mexico on the yacht Vita but upon arrival in Veracruz, Prieto seized the ship, starting a long dispute between them. Negrin said his intention was to use that money to fund the chartering of ships to transport Republican exiles in Mexico, however, Indalecio Prieto understood that it was more appropriate to use the money for direct aid to the refugees, clothing, food, etc. ., creating the Board of Aid to the English Republicans (JARE). No one knows exactly how split the money.

Negrin died in Paris at age 64 from an old heart condition and is buried in the cemetery of Père Lachaise. Arranged left on his tombstone not write more than his initials. Unfortunately, the PSOE does not want to let him rest in peace and over claims that history will remember as a "patriot ." I think before you do go to the altar of socialism, at least, would have to know where the money was spent from the English.