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MUSSOLINI'S SCHEME SUSPICIONS IN FRANCE TROOPS AS LABOUR CORPS FORMING OF NEW COMPANY By Teleg;raph—Press Association—Copyright Independent Cable Service (Received Fnbruary 16, 12.10 a.m.) PARIS, Feb. 15 Observers isee the possibility of Signor Mussolini's keeping his army in Spain at the end of the war by turning it into a "civilian labour corps." Thin links up with the formation of the Societa de Mediterraneo, a new company which has been formed in Rome to build roads, railwayu, electricity and water plants in Spain, using Italian workmen, as General Franco is likely to be short of labour. The supply of Italian labour to General Franco is an important point. The general plan is to demobilise the troops and then immediately form a labour corps, storing their arms at strategic points. The men will be subject to the same discipline as in tho army.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23273, 16 February 1939, Page 13
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145STAY IN SPAIN New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23273, 16 February 1939, Page 13
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