Mr. William Dodd, Ex-Envoy in Berlin, Tells Views Washington, Feb. 20.
Germany and Italy plan tp carve out a new "Holy Roman Empire" on the north African continent, also including complete control of the Danubian countries and European countries facing the Mediterranean, Mr. William Dodd, former American Ambassador to Germany, told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee here yesterday, the United Press was informed to-day.
An anonymous member of the House Committee told the United Press that during a closed session of the Committee Mr. Dodd reported his having seen maps which revealed German desires to dominate the Netherlands, Switzerland,—Czechoslovakia and the Polish corridor as well as Nazifiation of Austria and the Balkan countries.
Signor Benito Mussolini, Mr. Dodd reported, wants Spain, Egypt and Palestine—especially Spain—in order to check British control of the Mediterranean.
Mr. Dodd was reported to have said that in the event of war, Japan would assist Germany and Italy. He said, however, that he believed an Italo-German war was conceive able as a result of possible jealousy if one nation obtained most of the desired territory.—United Press.
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