Zurich, May 17.
The situation in Switzerland is regarded as considerably less tense than at any time since Germany began the invasion of the Low Countries.
According to a high Swiss authority, responsible circles consider imminent action against Switzerland unlikely, while political circles stress the good relations between Italy and Switzerland as a favourable factor.
Some German troops along the frontier have been withdrawn and may have gone to the western front. it is said one reason many German divisions have been stationed on the German-Swiss frontier is that it is a quiet sector free from bombing, while such divisions may be moved io the western front without using Rhineland railways, which have been fiercely attacked by the Royal Air Force.—Reuter,
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