"Lo. Matin" reported that important military preparations were taking place in Brindisi, Since the Albanian affair has been liquidated, the paper added, "why this long line of trucks? Why there troop trains, and why these cars containing planes. munitions, and machine-guns, which are waiting for cargo-boats already nearing the coast Mme. Genevieve Tabouis, dipl tie editor of "L'Oeuvre," states in her paper that "according to certain rumours in Rom, when the occupition of Albania has been completed Belgrade will tective an ultimatum both from Rome and Berlin. In the most optimistic of cases she will be compelled to fall into line" Mme. "Tabouis added. "If she were to resist, responsible Fascist quarters declare that she would be split up tite two zones of influence and, perhaps, even dismembered. It seems, according to other rumours, that Greece is also being seriously aimed at. One must not exclude the possibility of Italian troops, within the next few days, undertaking an action against Corfu, opposite the Albanian coasts,—Havas.
Rome Thinks it Prevented "Flare-up' declared that Italy's real and the regime which will te hed in Albania are two ings which it is impossible to fore-"The immediate objectives of the Government are to obtain first complet lo control over the
the. " the correspondent T Canal which is the gateway aitad cent "On the other hand, it is the not ible that the Rome Govern-hed to lay the bases for what termed the new developments pointed out that it "very painful to Italy, who ins to have been charged with dis-
1 Med it mean her in the entire basin in order to ity. create as difficulties as possible office; rule} itomobil and France at high
h partner, taking ad-of risks, to vantagejof its central position, assemble her forces for a massive blow in direction which is still Berlin's
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