Paris, Feb. 23.
The Italian Consulate at Djibouti has been involved in an anti-French espionage plot involving the illegal accumulation of firearms, the Conservative newspaper, "Lo Figaro," reported here today.
The report said French authorities at Djibouti uncovered the spy plot early this week and had arrested fight persons thus far. The plot was discovered when French officials ar-Tested an Italian contractor who was entering the Italian Consulate with box containing military equipment and photographs and plans of the new French aerodrome, the paper reported. Natives also were reported to be involved in the plot and additional arrests were predicted.—United Press.
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