The Archive · 1940

Predicted As Soon As Italians Meet First Major Defeat

New York, June 12.

A revolution will break out in Italy as soon as Premier Benito Mussolini's armies suffer their first major defeat, Sig. Gedfredo Pantaleoni, former chief of the Italian Information Service in New York, predicted here last night.

He said he based his prediction on the reaction of the man-in-the-street in Italy against Premier Mussolini's declaration of war on France and After a search for arms and documents, the Italians were interned in 100.60 the former German school, where a number of Germans have already been interned. The Egyptian authorities were careful not to allo Germans and Italians to meet.

While a strong police guard patrolled outside the Italian Legation and Consulate, those within, including the Italian Minister, loudly celebrated Italy's entry into the war.

The Suez Canal has already become a deserted, silent waterway, and only British warships patrolling the Me: diterranean and the Red Sea will henceforth pass through.—Reuter Britain.

Sig. Pantaleon! recently resigned his position with the Italian Government here to devote himself to an Italian anti-Fascist organization aiming at the overthrow of Premier Mussolini and the Fascist Party in Italy.—United Press.

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