ITALY

Count Ciano [1] spoke last night to the British Ambassador at Rome
[2] with great anxiety about press statements in whole London
evening press to the effect that in the event of war Italy might
remain neutral and even desert her ally. He asked that this might
be stopped. The Ambassador has urged Foreign Office again most
earnestly that British press should be discouraged from discussing
Italy's attitude lest political action United Kingdom Government
in regard to Italy be completely nullified. This most important.

Please take every possible precaution in Australia. [3]