The Archive · 1931

Italy Lays Down New Cruiser

Genoa, Oct. 3.

Inasmuch as the proposed arms truce has not yet become effective the Italian Government - to-day ordered the Ansaldo Shipyards to lay the Keel of the cruiser' Monte At the recent Assembly of the League of Nations Dr. Dino Grandi, the Italian Foreign Minister, pro: posed a truce in all naval construc: tion until after the world disarm. ment conference which is scheduled to meet under the auspices of the League of Nations at Geneva in February of next year, White there has been widespread approval of the proposed truce it has not been put into force hence construction work on the Monte Caccoli' was ordered.—United

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