The Archive · 1938

Italian Goodwill Mission

To Visit War-Torn Area During Stay in Shanghai — JAPANESE TO ENTERTAL MEMBERS AT DINNER

Headed by Marquis Giacomo Pau-lucd Di Calholi, the Italian Goodwill Mission to Japan, composed of eighteen prominent Italians with four, attaches, is due to arrive in Shanghai aboard the s. Conte Biancamano this morning.

At 10 anb, high Italian diplomatic, army and naval officials in Shanghai. including Comdr. L. Neyrone, the Consul-General; Col. Andreini, commander of the Grenadiers; Comdr. Riggio, director of the local Fascists; and Japanese diplomatic, army and naval officials will welcome the mission at the wharf.

The programme for the mission's brief stay here includes a visit to the war-torn area of Chapei and Kiangwan after 3 p.m. to-day. The ission- will be accompanied by panese officers during its visit to Ihe war-torn ar Then Gen. Shunroku Hata, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Force in Central China; Vice-Admiral K. Hasegawa, Commander-n-Chief of the China Sea Fleet; and Mr. M. Tani, Minister-at-Large; will give a joint dinner in honour of the mission at the Broadway Mansions at 5 pin. Many diplomatic, army end naval officials of both Japan and Italy in Shanghai have been invited o the reception. The mission will continue their journey to Japan by the s. Nagasaki Maru to-morrow Besides Marquis Paulucci, who re-"resents the Directoire National Fas-e, the mission is composed of Mr. Giovanni Belelli, Comdr. E. Rossi, Emilio Camali, Prof. Antonio Dr. Puccio Pucci, Dr.

Umberto Marconi, Dr. Orlandi Di Collalto, Mr. Rodolfo Vecchini, Dr.

Filippo Visconti Di Modrone, Mr. Antonio Aghemo, Dr. Genesio Boffa Tarlatta, Dr. lo Bompard, D. Pietro Silvia Rivetta, Dr. Franco Loise, Dr. Marcello Roddolo, Marquis tele Schinina Di Sant' Elia and cmdr, Giorgio Cascino. The four attaches are Me Luigi Ma, Fulvio Testi, Tullio Tozzi, and Falcu

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