Rome, May 15, The French Government yesterday handed the Fascist Government an answer to the Italian Ministry a report on the so-called "vexatious measures" of the British and French contraband control toward Italy well informed quarters learned. It is understood that the Note makes clear certain points raised by Rome.
Count Galeazzo Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, was present at the railway station last night to see off Signor Dino Alfieri, Italian Ambassador to Germany, upon his departure for Berlin, thus giving to the ceremony a character of particular importance.
The "Official Gazette" today published a decree dated May 11 providing for extraordinary credits amounting to about Lire 2,000,000,000 for the War, Navy, Air and Colonial Ministries. The credits were granted "owing to exigencies of exceptions! character."—Havas. for a time at least destroy accuracy. Heavy artillery cannot be hoisted to position, and light artillery is useless against defences built "into solid granite.
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