Rome, Mar. 4.
The Allies may try to ease as much as possible Italy's coal supply, but obviously cannot entirely cancel their embargo on German coal exports, foreign political quarters stated here tonight commenting on the Italian Note of protest to Britain on this subject.
They added they were puzzled and could not fathom Italy's true motives for this protest: whether the Note was dictated by considerations of Italian prestige as a world Power or whether it is meant to reaffirm Italo-German ce-operation.
Newspapers here published the Note under headlines such as, "Italy's Clear, Firm Sta t to in," but no commentaries at all were made this evening.
The most significant aspect of the Note, these foreign observers asserted, is its complete glossing-over of the events that compelled the Allies to institute rigid contraband control in the first place. Italy ignores Germany's submarine and mine warfare, which has caused untold damage to pro pfuy-fac-tic Perma-Grip
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