Evening star., 1939-08-22
Russian-German Pact
To Include Release
Clause, Rome Reports
Act Against Third
Country Will Permit
Denunciution
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, Aug. 22.-The proposed
Soviet-German non-aggression pact
will contain provision permitting
its denunciation in the event either
party commits an act of aggression
against third country, a reliable
informant said today.
The pact, this informant said,
would contain three main points:
l. A pledge to abstain from ag-
gression against one another.
2. In case one party is the victim
OF an attack by third party, the
other will remain neutral.
3. IN case either commits an act
OF aggression the other may de-
nounce the agreement.
In some pro-Soviet circles the
agreement as outlined was regarded
as not necessarily incompatible with
an alliance among England, France
and Russia.
Duce to Move for Benefits.
Meanwhile, diplomatic quarters
expected Premier Mussolini to move
quickly to get his share of benefits
foreseen under the imminent pact.
The possible result of the pact
and its implication of Soviet sup
port for Chancellor Adolf Hitler's
expansion plans are so extensive,
some diplomats felt, that II Duce
may strive to get far more than
merely 1taly's demands on France.
In recent months, Fascist agitation
for colonial concessions from France
had subsided. The issues were de-
fined by Mussolini March 26 in a
Fascist anniversary address declar-
ing that problems between the two
countries were "Tunisia, Jibuti and
the Suez Canal"
Foreign observers expressed the
opinion the Soviet-German rap
prochement had thrown a monkey
wrench into any plan for japanese
adherence to the Rome Berlin mill
tary alliance.
The Japanese Ambassador, Toshio
Shiratori, declined comment, but he
was known to have asked for an
appointment at the foreign Office.
presumably seeking Qualification. He
had been an active proponent of
such military ties.
Russia Seen Out of Stop Hitler Bloc.
A japanese mission headed by a
key admiral and an outstanding gen.
eral is due at Naples August 26 en-
route to Germany's Nuremberg Nazi
conference. This delegation is ex-
pected to discuss in broad terms the
future relations of Toxic with the
axis.
The minimum significance given to
the announcement of the pact by
these quarters was that Russia has
given up any idea of joining the
British-French front which the
Rome Berlin axis powers have at
tackled as an "encirclement pro-
gram"
Many diplomats were of the opin-
ion Hitler had paid high price for
the Russian move, and that a def
mite understanding which may
change many frontiers in Central
and Eastern Europe must have been
reached.
Some thought it might lead even
to a partition of Poland and the
annexation of the Baltic states by
Russia.
They thought it also might spell
the doom of Rumania, with Russia
regaining Bessarabia; Hungary, un-
der German domination, regaining
Pennsylvania, and Bulgaria, under
Italian German influence, regaining
Dobruja.
Since it appeared certain the axis
was as strong as ever and that Ger
man action was taken with the
whole knowledge and cooperation
OF Mussolini, diplomats assumed he
also had assurances Italian interests
would be advanced through it.
Some thought he might turn
toward Yugoslavia. Italy's occupa-
ton of Albania gives her a foothold
in this direction, and she has his
toric claims on the Dalmatian coast.
All such conjectures were based