ITALIANS UNFRIENDLY
REFERENCE TO SHIPPING. ROME, May 11. The Under-Secretary of State lor the Navy and Chief cr the Naval Staff (Admiral Domenico Cavagnari), in a speech in the Senate, declared: “The British and French disturbance of Italian shipping must cease. Only the possession of force can modify a jiact which is contrary to one’s own interests.”
Signor Mussolini, who was seated in the Senate, enthusiastically applauded the speech in which the admiral also stated that events confirmed the belief that aeroplanes have great difficulty in striking warships manoeuvring at high speed. Mr George Laboucliers (Secretary to the British Embassy) and’ Commander Rodd (Assistance Naval Attache) ivere standing reading anti-British posters plastered outside their hote l when several men among the crowd are re-* ported to have attacked them. Mr Laboucliers and Commander Rodd telephoned the Counsellor at tho Embassy (Sir Noel Charles), who arrived on the scene. The police then escorted them to their cars, which meantime had been plastered with similar posters. Sir Noel insisted on the police removing the posters wliile,»tho crowd shouted disapproval.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 139, 13 May 1940, Page 8
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177ITALIANS UNFRIENDLY Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 139, 13 May 1940, Page 8
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