information of the incident was soon published in the press, see e.g. the Paris issue of International Herald Tribune 20.05.1936 [accessed March 15, 2022]
Franco was interviewed for Reuters on July 20 and for the French L'Intransigeant on July 24, Jorge Vilches, 18 de Julio: mentiras y propaganda, [in:] El Espanol 18.07.2016 [accessed March 15, 2022]
opinions of Domínguez Núñez and Moa, Cómo se fabricó el mito de la matanza de Badajoz, [in:] YouTube service 04.02.2017. Some scholars suspect that the entire interview with Franco might have been faked and that Allen did not speak to the general at all, see comments about "supuesta entrevista", Jorge Vilches, 18 de Julio: mentiras y propaganda, [in:] El Espanol 18.07.2016 [accessed March 15, 2022]
this is exactly as printed in News Chronicle, see here. It is not clear what Franco said literally (assuming Allen's account is not faked), as it is not known in what language the conversation took place. Allen reportedly spoke good Spanish at the time, though the interview might have been taken also in French, spoken by Franco. There is no presence of an interpreter mentioned in the text
opinions of Domínguez Núñez and Moa, Cómo se fabricó el mito de la matanza de Badajoz, [in:] YouTube service 04.02.2017. Some scholars suspect that the entire interview with Franco might have been faked and that Allen did not speak to the general at all, see comments about "supuesta entrevista", Jorge Vilches, 18 de Julio: mentiras y propaganda, [in:] El Espanol 18.07.2016 [accessed March 15, 2022]
