The announcement came a few hours after Mahan airline schedules to Greece were suspended, Matian airline officials. said they did not Know when service would be resumed.
Announcement of the alleged bore der clash also followed a warning by Premier Mussolin''s Milan newspaper, the "Popolo d'ttalia," that one the three main branches of Axis activity today is "a general house cleaning in the Mediterranean area."
'Such activity, it, was pointed out here, might Include action against Greece which has been threatened repeatedly in recent weeks by the Government-controlled Italian press "What is happening today,"" said] the "Popoto d'talia," "can be' boiled down into the following three point firstly, aystematizing of the great European community, "secondly, an intensive hammering of Britain, and thirdly, preparation for a vast house> cleaning' in Africa and the Mediter-
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political events in France believe Observers, here "closely following there is @ cleavage between Marshal Philippe Petain and M, Pierre Laval, the Vice-Premier.
These observers think the two French officials have disagreed on the extent. of French collaboration with Germany. M. Laval apparently. toager (0 go much further than Mat~ shat Pelain on Chancellor Hitler's demands, observers here believe.
Informed sources here also are pressing grave misgivings lest King George's message to Marshal Pet arrived {00 late to influence Viehs's Formal political alignment with the Axis Powers, Kinz George sent a message to Marshal Pelain expressing sympathy with Franco and stressing his. com plete confidence in a British victory, the benefits of which would be shared by: France.
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