The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-01
HITLER CONFERS
WITH MUCSOLIM


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tinued) to ensure victory with all
military niEsns at their disposal"
New Leaders There
Joachim Won Rihbentrop and Ca
leazzo Ciano, German and Italian
foreign ministers; Field Marshal
Wilhelm Keitel and General Ugo
Cavallero, chiefs Of the German
and italian high commands, and
Hans Won Mackensen and Dino Al
fieri, respective ambassadors 70
Rome and Berlin, attended the con-
ference.
The meetings were held at an Inn
In the 6alzburg area, it was said.
Mussolsni arrived ct Salzburg
wednesday morning, accompanied
by Ciano, Cavallero and q stan Of
political and military aides, Berlin
said, and was welcomed by Hitler,
Ribbentrop, Keitel and Nazi civilian
omcials.
They went to the inn and, after
lunch, spent the Afternoon in politi-
cal talks in which Ribbentrop and
Ciano tok part, 1t was said. Hitler
and Mussolini had dinner with a
few Of their aides.
German Account
Berlin, May - (U.P) - Ger
man broadcast recorded by United
Press in New York; - The follow
ing communique dated at Salzburg,
Austria, was issued Friday noon
about q meeting Of the Fuehrer and
the Duce:
The Fuehrer and the Duce met on
April 20 and 30 at Salzburg.
The conversations between the
two chiefs of government were
borne in spirit Of close friendship
and indissoluble comradeship in
arms of the two nations and their
leaders.
They showed complete agreement
of views on the situation created by
the overwhelming victories of the
tripartite powers and on the fur
Their conduct of the war by the two
nations in the political and mill
tary fields.
The hard determination of Ger
ma ny and italy and their allies to
render final victory secure with all
means of power at their disposal
was again expressed.
The Reich Minister of Foreign
Affairs Won Ribbentrop and the
Royal italian Minister of Foreign
Affairs Count Ciano took part in
the political discussions.
The two foreign ministers Of the
Axis had thus the opportunity of
discussing topical foreign political
questions.
In military discussions, participant
ed on the German side chief of the
high command of the armed forces
Field Marshal Keitel and on the
italian side chief of the italian
general staff Of the armed forces,
Army General Ugo Cavallero.
The German ambassador in Rome
Won Mackensen and the Royal Ital-
ian Ambassador in Berlin Dino Al
fieri were also present.
ROars Of Laughter
Rumors that italy might sue for
a separate peace were said to have
called forth roars of laughter In in
formed circles in Berlin"
THE comic side appealed to these
circles because 1t came just at the
time the Fuehrer and II Duce were
in conference in Salzburg," the radio
said,
The exact place Of the meeting
was secret and it was said thrt !.
did not occur at Germ Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop'S
Fuschl Castle at Salzburg.
1.-THE passages of the communique
referring to the close friendship and
indissoluble comradeship of arms OF
the two nations and their leaders
and of the hard determination Of
Germany and Italy and their allies
to render final victory secure by all
means at their power need no fur
Their comment in the opinion Of off,
ciaI Berlin quarters" the radio said
'"The conference is looked upon in
Berlin as a preface to coming events
of the early summer.
prom the communique 1t is EVIL
dent that military questions as well
as foreign political questions were
discussed, in every detail no duobt
This can be seen from the fact that
the two foreign ministers and the
ambassadors as well as three italian
and four German generals took part
In the conference"
The German radio said the num-
Der Of people who knew of the meet
ing, even after it was underway, wal
very small.