(Continued from page 5) sider terms of peace, it was authoritatively asserted today. The "token withdrawal" is considered unsatisfactory.
Despite the absence of official comment, Republican newspapers clearly stated the government viewpoint by warning that peace in Europe is dependent on complete withdrawal.—United Press, Rome, Oct. 9.
A communique issued after a meeting of the Fascist Grand Council at 130 this morning, states:
"Before beginning its work, the Fascist Grand Council sent a salute of comradeship to the legionaries about to be repatriated from Spain, after 18 months' of hard campaigning, in which they had given innumerable proofs of Italian valour, and in which they had reaffirmed, by their self-sacrifice and their blood, their decision to defend the with arms everywhere.
The communique added that Count Ciano, the Foreign Minister, had given a two-hour account of international events since March.
Afterwards, the Council declared its agreement with Fascism's foreign Policy and approved a motion affirming, most categorically, the need for the battle for the nation's economic independence to be conducted with the utmost energy at an accelerated rate."—Reuter.
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