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maintain the most cordial contact
with the German forces, who have
taken part with us in the defense of
our homes, our families, our honor. -
/ Another broadcast said. "Airmen
Of Italy: What today Traitor Ba-
! doglio and the enemy general would
| like to impose on you is the most
monstrous insolence which can be
/ addressed to you. The thought that
| the Italian air force, the most pure
| and beloved creation of Mussolini
! which always lived in flaming at
mospfere of revolution from which
| it reached the highest goals in peace
as we'll as in wartime, may today lay
down its arms or even fight against
the German allies is so naive and
perfdious that it is worthy of those
who wove the criminal plan"
The flyers were instructed to re-
main in touch with the national
Fascist government, collaborate
with German allied forces" refuse
the use of italian airf1elds by the
Allies and destroy installations
which might fall in "the hands of
the enemy
tAnother NaZi-controlled radio
in Norway said Nazi and Croat
puppet police units occupied the
italian legation and consulate In
Zagreb, Croatia, last night after
disarming all Italian forces in
the city and arresting Italian
personalities. United States Gov
ernment monitors reported)
I'm Name of Mussolini."
Another Reuters dispatch from
Stockholm indicated the Italian
peace was having repercussions in
Germany itself. The dispatch said
blackshirted elite guards were pa
trolling the streets of Berlin and
that Swedish correspondents re-
ported an atmosphere of tension
prevailed in the city.
In announcing formation of a
national Fascist government" the
German radio said this was done in
the name of Mussolini.
Facing Is Nazi Divisions.
This announcement over the Ber-
lin radio foreshadowed bloody fight
ing for control of Italy between the
Allied armies which landed far up
the coast at Naples during the night,
and lS belligerent German divisions
believed to be garrisoned in the
northern and northwestern sectors
of the country.
In his broadcast to the Italian
people announcing creation of the
new government which stands and
acts in Mussolini's name" the Berlin
commentator cried:
Soldiers! Do not obey the false
orders of treason. Refuse to surren-
Ger to the enemy Refuse to fight
against your German comrades in
arms. Those who can, continue to
nght at their side. Let the others
reach their homes and await orders,
which Will be promptly given.
from shame and suffering. let us
make Italy emerge untainted and
powerful. The italian National Fas-
clst government will inexorably pun
lsh the traitors, the men who are
solely responsible for defeat"
Accused of Treachery.
Berlin correspondents of neutral
Swedish newspapers reflected the
nervousness with which the Ger
mans apparently received the news
| OF Italy's surrender. A Berlin
| spokesman was quoted as saying the
| capitulation failed to catch the Ger
man government by surprise, but
that Italy was guilty of treachery
"of a kind one seldom sees in his
| tory"
| Dispatches to Swedish newspapers
| quoted other Nazi spokesmen as de-
! claFirg. the German government
/ took its steps to secure victory for
! Germany and its allies and the
world will see on Thursday that
! Germany expected the collapse of
Italy"
These spokesmen, however, gave
A'b Ah4 WIZ rs W
what moves Germany is expected to
| make.
/ In accusing Italy of treachery, a
German spokesman bitterly at
tackled King Victor Emmanuel and
his government, the Swedish cor
respondents reported. He recalled
that this is the second time under
King Victor Emmanuel that Italy
has stabbed Germany in the back. "
And as late as pm. yesterday, the
spokesmen said, the chief of the
Italian general staff had declared
that Allied broadcasts announcing
the surrender were "only enemy
propaganda"
Nazi Consulate in Milan Guarded,
i The Italians themselves greeted
the news of the surrender with DEM
onstrations of Joy, Associated Press
dispatches from Bern, Switzerland
i reported. Gordon OF troops was
placed around the German corisu-