Rome, May 30, If Italy enters the war, its role will be of a special character and the move will not disturb peace in the Balkans, authoritative sources said today.
ltalys policy of maintaining the Balkans as a peace buffer would not be affected by the accelerated German drive on the western front or reports of Russian manoeuvring in the Balkans and Balkan borders, they added.
Italian political circles discredited reports of Russian movements. They pointed out that the Italian press had refrained from attacking Russia for the past two months and the Russian press was reciprocating in Jike manner.
They believed that the Axis Powers want peace in the Balkans—Italy he. cause of its influence there and Germany because of its need of Balkan ood and fuel—United Press.
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