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Former Officials Of Fascist Party (Rec. 7.25 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 12. Mussolini did not participate in the trial of Count Ciano and other former members of the Fascist Grand Council. neither did he submit a statement to the Tribunal, says the Zurich correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," quoting reports from Italy. A firing party of 20 Black Shirt volunteers shot the condemned men, all of whom were accorded the privilege of not being shot in the back. They refused to have their eyes bound. After the last volley was fired the major in command lifted Count Ciano’s body and said: "Justice has been done. Long live II Duce." The tody of Count Ciano will be placed In the family vault at Leghorn. The correspondent says the order for the execution is believed to have come direct from Hitler The true reason why the death penalty was enforced can be found in the Reich’s internal conditions. It is desired to cool the ardour of antl-Nazi military cliques who might be contemplating a coup d'etat such as led to the overthrow of Mussolini.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22790, 14 January 1944, Page 5
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183DIED BRAVELY Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22790, 14 January 1944, Page 5
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