Rome, Apr. 26.
The announcement of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, regarding conscription has had a tremendous psychological effect upon Italian political circles. It is regarded as the equivalent of an "internal revolution" in British politics.
Sir Noel Charles, the British Charge d'Affaires in Rome, saw Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, this morning, and informed him of the decision. Great satisfaction is felt at the fact that the decision was conveyed in advance both to Rome and Berlin.
Military circles regard the conscription measure as a "colossal increase in the strength of the Anglo-French bloc."—Reuter.
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