Show CABINET CHAMBERLAINS CHAMBERLAIN'S ITALIAN ACCORD British War Minister Will Precede Hitler to Rome LONDON April 13 AP AP- AP The British cabinet at its last session before Easter today gave final approval to the final draft of Prime Minister Chamberlains Chamberlain's Italian friendship pact The cabinets cabinet's action was taken just two months after Premier Mussolini had hinted he be would like to negotiate an understanding understand ing ing- Also approved was the plan forWar for forWar War Var Minister Leslie Hore to have a significant talk with i H it duce dude April 23 the day after te stops in Rome while on a military inspection tion tour of Malta Chamberlain planned Hore-Be- Hore lisha's visit in Rome as a a. personal touch to his friendship agreement with Premier Mussolini an Mussolini an agreement agreement agree agree- ment which diplomats saw might change the whole face of European diplomacy Chamberlains Chamberlain's message carried by a wartime British major to a 0 wartime Italian corporal was said saido to o express the prime ministers minister's personal personal personal per per- satisfaction at the successful negotiation of ot the Italian Anglo-Italian agreement which was expected to tobe tobe tobe be signed in Ja Rome Saturday European diplomats said aid Mussolini Mussolini Musso- Musso lini ini virtually had sealed the agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment in advance by consenting to receive the youngish war minister for a chat Political commentators thought the he projected talk was weighted with significance The News Chronicle referred to the he visit It will be the war ministers minister's job to compete in blandishments with Hitler Hitler of ot Germany Germanys I is s due to visit Mussolini in Rome Romen in n about three weeks Those versed in the European chessboard said the agreement and Continued on Page Two Column Seven BRITISH CABINET APPROVES PACT Continued from Page One Hore visit might well aver avert what hat otherwise was likely to tobe tobe tobe be a general war in two years ears They thought Mussolini faces a choice of finally aligning himself with Germany ig ip the Rome-Berlin Rome axis or with Britain and end France Italy's wartime allies Faces Future Clash If he sticks with Hitler he faces the possibility ultimately of colliding colliding collid collid- ing with German ambitions in In- Inthe the Balkans and central Europe with German guns guns- already at his northern north north- em ern frontier On the other hand he might expect expect ex ex- German support in his ambitions ambi ambi- ambitions for Jor lor African empire perhaps at French expense But if he decided to align himself himself him him- himself self with Britain and France Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamberlain Cham Cham- apparently was prepared to recognize the status quo with re respect respect re- re respect to o Italian and British naval strength In the Mediterranean Chamberlain also hoped to avoid avold the danger of Italian interference in Spanish affairs after the end of the civil war More far reaching it was thought an Italian Anglo-Italian understanding understanding understanding under under- standing would hold Poland RumanIa Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania Greece and in inthe inthe inthe the Franco British orbit Thus Hitler would be constrained to keep the peace |