 Negotiations were successful with the last two on 25 July and aircraft began to arrive in Tetouan on 2 August.On 5 August Franco was able to break the blockade with the newly arrived air support, successfully deploying a ship convoy with some 2,000 soldiers.On the Republican side, in July 26, just eight days after the revolt had started, an international communist conference was held at Prague to arrange plans to help the Republican Government.