Rome, Feb, 28.
United States Under-Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, left here last night for Zurich, Switzerland, en route to Berlin for the second step in his tour of European capitals to study the war situation and the prospects for peace.
The envoy was accompanied by his private secretary.
He was accompanied to the railway station by members of the staff of the United States Embassy at Rome.
Before leaving Rome, Mr, Welles told the press he could not reveal the details of his conversation with Premier Mussolini. regard to my audience with Signor Mussolini," he said, "I refer to the statement made by the President that I was to report to him the present situation in Europe during my visit in Italy, Germany, and England, that my report would be strictly confidential and that I would have no propositions to offer and no commitments to make on the part of the United States."
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