Retaliatory Washington, Mar, 7.
Mr, Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, yesterday disclosed that the State Department had requested Italy to restrict the movements of all Italian consular officers in the United States.
Italy also was asked to close two consviates in the United States, at Detroit and Newark, for reasons of national policy."
The tone of the American note to Italy indicated the action was in retaliation for Italy's restriction of movements of American officials in Ttaly as well as the recent closing of two United States consulates in Naples and Palermo.
'The note requested Italian officials outside Washington to confine their movements to areas under their jurisdiction. Although the request did not apply to accredited diplomats of the Italian Embassy here, they were requested to keep the' State Department informed of the movements outside Washington of their military and naval personnel United Press,
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