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RIOTS
BREAK In EGYPT
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bassador Sir Eric Drummond. At
forwards, the Italian foreign Of
flee issued the following COM
munique:
His Excellency, Signor Musso-
lini, received Sir Eric Drummond
and discussed with him for over
an hour. Examination of the Med
iterranean situation continued"
Other conferences are expected,
the foreign office spokesman add
ed, leading TO belief among diplo-
mats that a fruitful course of dis
cussion has been found.
Although Mussolini has with
drawn a division of troops from
Libya, Britain has refused to re-
ciprocate by reducing her naval
strength in the Mediterranean.
Britain regards Italy's heavy troop
concentrations in Libya as a
threat to Egypt and the Suez Ca
nal and Italy fears the some $50
battleships Britain has arrayed in
the Mediterranean are threat
against Italy's communications
with East Africa.
Negotiations are proceeding be-
tween Britain and Greece concern.
ing possibility of Britain ceding
the Island of Cyprus to Greece in
exchange for use of a number of
Greek ports in event of an Anglo
! Italian clash in the Mediterranean,
it was understood at Athens last
night.
Greek ports which Britain might
want to utilize in case of an emer-
gency are Astakos, Argostoli. Ma
varino, Pylos and Melos and the
famous SCUBA Bay, in which Bri-
tain always has shown interest, re-
liable Athens sources said.
Travellers returning to Greece
from the DOdecanese Islands re-
ported Greek inhabitants of the
Italian possessions are becoming
increasingly anti-Italian.
At Adds Ababa, q governme 1t
commun!que issued Tuesday said d
lightly-armed Ethiopian force at
Anele attacked ferociously an Ital-
ian tank detachment, which shot
down many at short range.
After a bloody battle, two I'M
armed trucks were captured and
six Italian officers and many ma
tiveS were killed. Others fled.
On the northern front the Eth
opian commander Guebre Hevot
attacked stronger Italian detach-
ment, killed the leader and dis
persed the troops. Eight Ethiopi-
ans were killed.
(Anele is not listed on standard
maps but Italian maps list two
towns named "Anole" in south
western Italian Somaliland).
The Ethiopian city of Antalo
approximately 16 miles south OF
Makale, is in immediate danger 1t
capture by Italian forces, Rome
newspaper dispatches from AS
mara, Eritrea, said last night.
Antalo is an important north
ern caravan center, one of the
stations on the Makale-Magdala
Adds Ababa route.
Meanwhile, four strong Italian
units on the northwestern from
are driving toward the Takkag'
river-beyond which lies LAKE
Tana and the British sphere of in
fluence-an official communiqu
issued at Rome announced.
Official announcement Of cap
ture of Sassa Baneh, on the Soma
liland front, is expected momen
tarily. ....
Italian land and air patrols i
the northern sector, dispatch said
have reported sighting, eoncentra
ton of approximate" 125,00I
Philippians in the vicinity of Amht
Alagi, 80 miles southeast of An
talo.
Ras Kassa repeatedly was seel
with a large force on the sur
rounding plateau, while the Degi
acc of Sehahat and an armed fore
were reported concentrated on tn
eastern flank Of the advances
Italian troops.
Other forces reported in tina
region included those headed b,
the Degiacc of Chebbed and Ra
Siyoum. The latter has mobilize;
an undetermined number of war
lrlors southwest of Scelieot, whicl
IS between Makale and Antalo.