CO-OPERATION WITH ALLIES

Grey River Argus, 24 September 1943, Page 5

CO-OPERATION WITH ALLIES

Ousting of Germans LONDON, Sept. 22. In a broadcast over 'the United Nations radio at Algiers Marshal Badoglio officially defined his Government’s policv in eight points as follows: — (1) The King and the Royal House are the expression of the Italian people’s w : ll. (2) The Italians do not want any more truck with Fascism, whether called Republican or Monarchist. (3) The armed forces have sworn lovi’ltv to the King. ‘(4) The Italians have not betrayed the Germans. The Italians have been betrayed by a Fascist conspiracy. T'peasants and the North Italian population will not forget that tens of thousands of their sons were sent to die in Russia or Africa, in the sole interests of Germany. (5) The Germans’ behaviour after the armistice made the Italian people’s action inevitable, and deepened the ab v ss between Italy and Germany. (6) The sooner the Germans are chased cut of Italy; the sooner Italy wifi be free. (7) Refugees, peasants and all workers under the leadership of the King and his Government will build Italy’s destiny. Eighthly, Italy will emerge from this tragedy stronger than ever if ail the Italians remain un’ted and confident of victory. Referring to the armistice. Marshal Badoglio said: The conditions ate hard, but we must not forget we were beaten. On the other hand 'the evolution of the situation altered a number cf the clauses. Our armed reaction to German aggression brought us nearei - co-operation with the Alfies. The Germans always considered us an inferior race. Mussolini dragged Italv into new wars which no Italian wanted and were not warranted by the Italians’ feelings. Germany attached our provinces and obliged us to live on insufficient rations, which were less than the German people’s, nun Ttafinns won’t forget the disnevsal o p their armies for the sol® ''hied cf fighting for Germans in F,- a pr.p, Croatia. Greece, Crete, and Russian front, . Present events show clca’’lv the dispersal coincides with a diabolical plan to nlace German divisions alongside in order to attack our troops at the opportune moment.