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Italian King Delays Mobilization as Axis Pressure Mounts
The Christian Science Monitor reports on Italy in May to September as Mussolini weighs Axis ties with Germany. Rumors of anti fascist revolts fade while Grandi and Ciano push toward emancipation from Berlin. King Victor Emmanuel's audience with Mussolini on Sept. 2 leads to a Royal refusal to sign mobilization, avoiding immediate war as France and Britain enter conflict.
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Christian Science Monitor
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Dino Alfiere
Robert Farmnacht
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