The Archive · 1940

Adriatic Becomes Focus of Action

Italy and Yugoslavia May Ban All Warships; Allied Blockade Tested

Rome, Apr. 8.

Italy and Yugoslavia were considering the advisability of closing the Adriatic to all foreign warships to prevent extension of the war today, after it had been reported that three Yugoslav freighters were searched by British naval units, authoritative sources here said.

The Yugoslavian Minister called on the Italiem Foreign Minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, yesterday for a discussion of this possibility, the same sources said.—United Press.

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