The Archive · 1938

New British Demarche Due London, Dee. 7

Mr, Neville Chamberlain has decided to make a new demarche to Signor Benito Mussolini since Italian, Flies in Tunis Tunis, Dee. 7.

Seltlors and natives here took part jeeat anticttalian demonstrations throughout the. ety today, protesting hua inst Tailan "claims" upon Tunisia.

'About a. thousand. workers, chicly railwaymen, used blue' and red ink untone. "manifestation. Before the! italian Consulate-General here.

After finishing work for the day at about 6 pin., the men rushed to-ards the Constilate and to the amaze. Ment of onlookers, hurled inkpots at the. building.

The glass containers, Italy's New "Claims"

Fascist Italy, as expressed in denon~ chiefly "by students, i th Rome.and. other cities, ts ming French territories. of Savol "Corsica, and also. mor tin Djiboutt and the Suez Car against the white walls Structure and ina few minutes, the allan Consulate was largely covered with the French colours—red, white and blue, 'A few windows were broken during this demonstration.

The workers later ran towards the Ballan Institute, "Dante Alighieri," to stage another manifestation. They were stopped by cordons of police! tind Spahis called to restore order.

various quarters of the city, crowds of French settlers and natives hummed the "Marseillaise" and the Tunisian national anthem.

No further incidents wore reported as police reinforced precautionary) measures, especially in the centre of the city, where several Italian official] buildings and stores are located.

'Meanwhile, a large number of Jews arrived this' afternoon from Tripoli, where they claimed they had been the victims of anti-Semitic persecu-cocci seem ime Ten To nad

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