The same source said Mr, Welles urged Il Duce to see Herr Hitler immediately to inform him that his proposals could not be accepted by the Allies, and therefore he must make further concessions if any peace movement was to have any success, Whether Sr, Mussolini was able to obtain such further concessions from the Nazi leader was an Italo-German official secret last night, The fact, however, that Sr. Mussolini emerged from the talk in his railway carriage in a cheerful mood, while Herr Hitler was stern and' contemplative, caused some speculation that Il Duce might have been to some extent successful. At least, observers here saw hopes of keeping alive the spark of peace stirred by Mr, Welles' visit to European capitals, Herr Hitler's eleven point proposals as a basis for a compromise peace, as presented to Mr, Welles, according to the Vatican source, "far from satisfied the desires of the Allies,"
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