FRANCE AND ITALY
ITALIAN DEMANDS TERRITORIAL CLAIMS OFFICIAL DECLARATION (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright! LONDON, Jan. 28 The first official intimation that Italy is seeking actual French possessions was given by Signor Roberto Farinacci, Italian Minister without Portfolio, who is at present touring Germany. Speaking at Munich, Signor Farinacci defined Italy's territorial claims as Tunis, Jibouti, Corsica and Nice. Italy would never tolerate Tunis being in the possession of a country threatening Southern Italy, said Signor Farinacci. Jibouti under French rule meant for Italy what Hamburg under foreign rule would mean to Germany. Corsica belonged to Italy by virtue of “language, race and geography,” while Nice had “put herself for centuries under the protection of the House of Savoy.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20717, 30 January 1939, Page 9
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119FRANCE AND ITALY Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20717, 30 January 1939, Page 9
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