Italy Believes Spanish War End Is in Sight Rome, Oct. 22.
The future policy of the. Rome-Berlin axis in view of the changed situation in Spain and the Non-Intervention Committee is believed (to have been discussed in conversations which Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador to the Court of St. James', had with Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano, the gri Minister, to-day.
It is felt here that, the capture of Gijon by the Nationalists brings the end of the civil war in Spain in sight. It is given anything from three to twelve months longer, It is thought Germany wishes to: sound Italy on the lines Rome would take in talks between Britain and Italy for a new Mediterranean agreement and to express the German views on the subject, The speech'of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, especially its strong expressions of belief in Italy's good faith, made an excellent impression in Italy.
Herr von Ribbentrop arrived in Rome by air to-day with his family for a visit of several days. The trip is said to be of a private character—Reuter.
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