PLAIN QUESTION
WHERE DOES ITALY STAND?
NO QUARREL, BUT—
MUST BEHAVE AS NEUTRAL
LONDON, April 17,
Mr. R. Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare, speaking tonight of Italy's attitude in the war, said that there was no reason to think that Italy was Lo be treated in any other way than as a neutral.
If that was so, this country must ask Italy to behave' as one. We had no quarrel with Italy, but we were a plain-speaking people and we should like to know where we stood with Italy.
He expressed the opinion that in the next month Germany might attack Sweden. We were ready to give Sweden any help if attacked, but he asked Sweden to do everything possible to help herself.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 92, 18 April 1940, Page 12
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123PLAIN QUESTION Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 92, 18 April 1940, Page 12
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