Goering, Reich's Air Minister and designated successor to Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, visiting in Rome? This question had the city agog today, but usually well-informed quarters neither confirmed nor denied the thick-flying rumours,—Havas. of speccness made by Generalissimo Francisco Franco during the Spanish war. The preface was featured on ihe front pages of most of Rome's newspapers yesterday morning.
After praising the merits of the new Spanish people and its leaders, Count Ciano said, "Italy backed up and defended that revolution so that the destiny of Spain could be torn from the hands of Bolshevism and a great nation once again resume its post as a world power.
"Participating in both the political and military aspects of the Spanish war, the Italians, besides being bound to Netionalist Spain by their solidarity of ideals, knew that a strong Spain renewed in this character and sense represented a vital terest both for Italy and the civilization of Europe, Nothing will ever separate Italy and' Spain.
The two nations today find unalferable reasons for their union side by side and in the solidarity of their ideals and interest, which is deeply rooted as far as two peoples can be, and in the tradition of common civi lization which, as Generalissimo Franco, himself, stated, was given by Ancient Rome—United Press.
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