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Reports indicate Italian forces are withdrawing from the Spanish civil war as Mussolini heads to Munich, suggesting a broader agenda beyond the Czech crisis at the conference. This aids the British-Italian treaty. Separately, President Roosevelt sent a personal peace message to Mussolini, content undisclosed.
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White House Also Sends Il Duce Message: Munich Agenda Broad
ROME, Sept. 28 -- (UP)
Hint that broader European problems than the Czech crisis would be considered at the Munich conference was given when authoritative sources reported that Italian volunteers are being withdrawn from the Spanish civil war.
As Mussolini left for Munich it was said reliably that he had ordered immediate withdrawal of Italian forces fighting with the Spanish Nationalist army.
It was said that the Italian evacuation already had started.
The presence of Italians on Spanish soil has been a chief obstacle to putting into effect the British-Italian friendship treaty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.
The White House admitted today that President Roosevelt had sent a message to Mussolini "in the interest of world peace," describing the message as personal and declining to reveal the text.
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Munich
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Sept. 28
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italian forces ordered to withdraw immediately from spanish civil war; evacuation started; personal message sent by roosevelt to mussolini for world peace, text undisclosed.
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Authoritative sources report Italian volunteers withdrawing from Spanish civil war as Mussolini leaves for Munich conference, hinting at broader European issues beyond Czech crisis. Withdrawal ordered to remove obstacle to British-Italian friendship treaty. White House confirms Roosevelt's personal message to Mussolini in interest of world peace.