BOMBING OF ITALY URGED
NO AGREEMENT ON IMMUNITY London, Oct. 21. “Don't we owe it to Malta to hit Italy from the air?” asked Com. Sir A. R. J. Southby (Labour) in the House of Commons. The Secretary of State for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, replied: "We are hitting Italy very hard and shall go on hitting.” Com. Southby asked the Foreign Ministar, Mr Anthony Eden: “Is there any agreement between Britain and Italy or between Britain and any other belligerent on the avoidance of bombing of certain towns and cities?” Mr Eden: “No.” Mr C. G. Ammon (Labour): "Then there is no truth in the rumoured agreement that if Cairo is not bombed. Rome will not be bombed?” Mr Eden: “No. A Government statement about this only stated what we would do in certain circumstances. It did not state what we would not do.” Mr O. E. Simmonds < Conservative j urged more thousand-bomber raids; and Lady Astor (Conservative) said: “If we are going to have a second front would not it be better to bomb properly?” Sir Archibald Sinclair: “We are bombing as hard as we can.” Com. Southby: “Not Italy.”—P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 23 October 1942, Page 5
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