Evening star., 1940-06-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ROME, June 24.-France's armi-
stice delegates, carrying new instruc-
tions from the Bordeaux govern
ment, met the Italians today for the
second time to negotiate terms to
restore peace to the beaten French.
Fascist leaders believed an agree
ment would be reached today.
The French ENJOYS, who received
1taly's terms in first meeting short
ly after their arrival by plane yes
terday, discussed them by telephone
with the Bordeaux government, and
then motored to the 17th century
Villa Inchesa, IL miles from Rome.
The Italian delegates had preceded
them by q few minutes, sss
The discussion lasted over two
hours, but there was no immediate
indication Of the results. The meet
ing began at 3:45 and the delegates
parted soon after 6 o'clock.
Fighting between Germans and
French is not to stop until six
hours after notification has been
received by the German command
of the French Italian armistice, ac-
cording to the summary Of the
German-French armistice terms re-
leased by the British Ministry of
Information.
Drive Further Into France.
The Italian high command an
nounced that Premier Mussolini's
troops were driving into France
from Mont Blanc to the sea "de-
spite strong enemy Notifications in
the high mountains and strong en-
emy resistance, as well as bad
weather conditions"
The forts of Briancon, Isere and
Tiriere and others were taken, the
high command communique de-
clared.
It asserted that Italian troops
were very active in Africa apd re-
ported the sinking of an Allied sub
marine by a submarine chaser in
the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Reading Takes 20 Minutes.
Reading Of the Italian terms re-
quired only 20 minutes.
This took place at 7:30 pm. in
an atmosphere quite unlike that
which pervaded the Compiegne
Forest in France last Saturday when
the same plenipotentiaries accepted
separate terms imposed by Germany.
The French were received by An
drea Geisei Cliesia de Vagliasco,
chief ceremonial officer, and other
foreign ministry officials. The Ital-
ian plenipotentiaries greeted them
with the Fascist salute.
All sat down and Foreign Min
lister Count Galeazzo Ciano an
nounced that Marshal Pierto Badog-
1io, chief of the army general staff,
would deliver the armistice terms
by order of Premier Mussolini.
The marshal rose and spoke brief
ly. Then turning to Gen. Mario
Roatta, army assistant chief of staff,
he asked him to read the conditions.
The other Italian representatives
were Admiral Domenico Cavagnari,
naval chief of staff, and Gen. Fran
cisco Pricoli, chief of the air force.
The French delegates were Gen.
Charles Huntziger. Leon Noel, for
mer Ambassador to Poland; Rear
Admiral Maurice lie Luc, and Avia-
ton Gen. Jean Bergeret.
Acknowledges Conditions.
Gen. Huntziger formally acknowl-
edged that he and his companions
had taken note of the conditions and
would transmit the terms to their
government for decision to be
given at the next meeting.
They were then escorted to their
automobiles and returned to their
villas while Count Ciano sped to
Rome to see Mussolini.
The French had arrived yesterday
from Munich in three German
planes.
Acceptance of the italian terms is
regarded by political circles here as
q foregone conclusion.
The nature of the italian armistice
conditions was closely guarded and
there was no indication whether q
time limit had been set for ac-
ceptance.
(In Geneva. Switzerland, Fascist
sources said they understood
italy had demanded the right
to military occupation Of Frances
entire Mediterranean coast for
the duration of the war with