(Continued from page 1) high esteem by Gen. Franco and adds, "One supposition is that Gen, Franco may be serving as inter-me diary and that some sort. negotiation have been between the British and Ital; Earlier it was reported from Vichy that Gen. Franco was on his way to Rome, thus giving rise to rumours of his possible mediation between Britain and Italy. Another report from Rome said Gen, Franco had arrived in San Berne.
Gen. Franco was going to the Italian Riviera to meet Italian government leaders, according to the Vichy correspondent of the Columbia Broadcasting System, who added that the reason for the meeting appeared io be to work out an arrangement for evacuating Italian troops from North Africa to Spain—Reuter,
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