The Archive · 1939

Rome Modifies "Claims

Rome, Dec. 29.

Italy has no territorial claims on Tunis, according to Signor, Virginia Gayda, owner and editor of "Giornale Dealing with reports that Italy's Tunis claims threaten the Mediter~ ranean status quo, Signor Gayda says that, "on the contrary, they presage change in the Mediterranean status a "The "actual cause of conflict between Italy and France, he declares, purely France's attitude towards. the' Mtalians living in Tunis, and aly is resolved to defend her tonals by all available means. Signor Gayda also charges France trying to change the status of Tunisia. At the same time, reports of Talian troops concentrations on the frontier of French Somaliland evoke strong denials in the press, and are also Giseredited in oficial circles—Reuter.

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