Special Envoy Brings Letter from Herr Hitler Rome, Mar. 12.
It was announced to-day that a special "envoy had a: ved, by air, from Germany yesterday afternoon and had brought Signor Benito Mussolini a letter from Herr Adolf Hitler.
The "letter informed Il Duce of German's intentions towards Austria.
The Foreign Office spokesman declared that this would dispose of the "ill-intentioned rumour circulated abroad that Italy was not informed in advance of yesterday's event."
Authoritative circles stated to-day that the corhing into power of the Nazis in Austria was considered to be inevitable at some time, and had become inevitable. The Schuschnigg Government had never made any requests to-Italy over the plebiscite, Rome, they added, was maintaining contact with Berlin.—Reuter.
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