Rome, Apr. 23.
Striking a somewhat moderate note Signor Virginia Gayda, Il Duce': mouthpiece, writing in "Giornale d'Italia" stated last night that Italo-Yugoslav talks which are at present taking place at Venice are not directed against anyone but merely aim at clarifying the reciprocal positions of the two countries.
Signor Gayda praised the Yugoslav attitude during the Albanian affair adding "Franco-British attempts aiming to comprome Yugoslavia in a vain attempt of encircling Italy and the Reich have failed. The Fascist journalist concluded in asserting that the idea sponsored by Italy of a Hungaro-Yugoslav pact will be materialized shortly, perhaps in May —Havas.
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