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Show italy'sTleet stands ready BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United 1'rt'ss Stall' 'rnlspond'nt ROME, April 12 (U.R) Italy , held her fleet ready today for any . emergency but at the same time made a strong conciliatory ges-' ges-' ture towards Great Britain by reassuring Greece of her friendly i intentions. . An official announcement said i Premier Benito Mussolini bad assured the Greek government . that Italy lias no territorial or . maritime aspirations in Greece. . The Greek minister expressed his appreciation of Mussolini's as-. as-. suiances. j In view of Britain's supposed 1 intention of pledging armed aid to r Greece and Turkey in case of at-. at-. tack, today's announcement was ; regarded as one of the assurances which Prime Minister Neville . Chamberla;n wants from Italy to assure tranquility in the Medi-; Medi-; terranean. Italy's preparedness preparations prepar-ations west understood to have 7 included an order to Italian war-3 war-3 ships to keep their engines ready for sailing orders at any time, - and the stationing of submarines t at strategic points for Mediterranean Medi-terranean patrol duty. Musolini, after calling out sufficient suf-ficient reservists to bring the army to an estimated total of 1,060,000 men, was 'believed to j feel that he was prepared for any L emergency. |