PEACE WITH ITALY
GREAT BRITAIN’S DESIRE ' PRECAUTIONS . JUSTIFIED. FASCISTS ON ALERT. (United Press Association—By Electric •'Telegraph.—Copyright.) .(British Official Wireless.) Received May 7, 9.43 a.m. RUGBY, May 6. The British Ambassador to Italy (Sir Percy Loraine) is expected to arrive in Rome tonight. The British Government’s desire to maintain and improve negotiations with Italy is in no way diminished by reason of the fact that she has felt herself compelled to take certain measures of a precautionary character in the Mediterranean.
These precautions were rendered necessary by the attitude of certain sections of the Italian Press and by the recent utterances of some prominent Italians. Through these negotiations Britain continues to hope that peace will he maintained in the Mediterranean areas. A message from Rome says that Signor Muti (secretary of the Fascist Party) paid a surprise visit to Ban, an important military zone bordering the Adriatic, and warned local members of the party that they must prepare for any emergency.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 134, 7 May 1940, Page 7
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160PEACE WITH ITALY Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 134, 7 May 1940, Page 7
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