SPAIN 7. Connivance by the captain and the first office, who are Basques and navigated their vessel outside territorial waters, made possible the interception of the Spanish ship "Berga" which was carrying a cargo of pyrites for GENOA in transit for Germany. 8. The extent of economic penetration in Spain is shown by the fact that the vessel had recently been purchased by the German trade organisation in MADRID. BLOCKADE 9. During the first fortnight of August, 16 French ships totalling 67,473 g.r.t.