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Show U.S. Ambassador Cautions Duce Not to Jeopardize World Peace : . Copyright, U3s. for The Telegram ROME, Jsn. 4 (UP) Diplomatic circles in closs contact with the American embaasy aaid today that American Ambaaaador William Phillip, In a long conversation with Premier Benito Mussolini last night, expressed the hope of President Roosevelt thst there would be no new developments In the Europesn situation which would jeopsrdlxe European or world peace. The United Statea embassy declined de-clined to give the slightest indlcs-tion indlcs-tion of the purpose of the visit which Phillips psid to Mussolini last night. It was said at tha em bassy thst any Information mutt come either from Washington or from the Italian government Fascist officials maintained an equally strict silence. Bo far they had not even Issued the usual communique com-munique to Inform the public that the ambassador, had seen the premier. pre-mier. It wse believed highly unlikely that Phillips made any direct reference refer-ence to Italy's revisionist campaign, aa part of which it seeks concee-sions concee-sions from Frsnce. But the diplomatic diplo-matic eource expressed belief thst Phillips left th Inference clear that there was some concern at Wash ington regarding tha European outlook. out-look. Ambassador Phillips returned to hie post just before Christmas after a visit to tha United Statea and extended ex-tended conferences with Prealdent Roosevelt ' Immediately, he requested re-quested an audience of Premier Musaollnl. Mussolini was absent from the city and necesssrily ths visit wss delayed. Mussolini returned to Rome Monday. Mon-day. So urgent waa the nature of the ambassador's Instructions, ep-psrently. ep-psrently. that despite a heavy calendar cal-endar of appointmenta, Mussolini (Contln"" on p.m Two! (Column Two! U. S. CAUTIONS FASCIST CHIEF (CentlnueS Pram pafV OMl arranged to aee him yesterday. Phillips visltsd him at the Venice palace at 1 p. m. and spent 40 minutes min-utes with blm. How Important such a visit might be was easy to see. One week front today Prim Minister Min-ister Neville Chamberlain 1 to arrive ar-rive hero with Viscount Halifax. British foreign secretary, for a moet important official viait to Mussolini. It haa been generally assumed that during this visit Mussolini will seek to discuss Italian aspirations for concession In th Mediterranean. Con reas lone Bought These concessions would rem largely from France a change In the statu of Italian resident In French Tunisia, a reduction of rates in th Suss canal and concession to Itaiy of a share la the canal's con-trrl con-trrl and a change In status In th French port of Djibouti, Somaliland, which would permit Italy a free flow of goods to Addis Ababa, Elthi-opla. Elthi-opla. on the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railroad, which I French owned. Newspapers contlnusd te selnl-miie selnl-miie ths Importance of the visit which Premier Edouard'Daladieri Is making at pressnt to Tunisia Their attitude Is that the visit does not affect Italian aspiration. |