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Show ITALY ANGERED AT SOVIET MOVE LONDON, Oct 1 UP Great Britain Brit-ain and Franc today sought a showdown with Italy on ths Spsn-ia- quMtlon, despite a soviet maneuver maneu-ver apparently designed to fore, their hand and enger Rom. Diplomatic quartan rportd that th Soviet Union demanded abandonment aban-donment of th cntlr Spanish nonintervention non-intervention scheme In a not to Lord Plymouth, ehairmaa at th 27-nation nonintervention committee. commit-tee. Th move would permit ahlp-mnt ahlp-mnt of arm and voluntera to Spain. Pari and London went ahead larlth plana for a three-party conference con-ference by inviting Italy to participate partici-pate in an "attempt to deal promptly prompt-ly and effectively with issues relating re-lating to foreign intervention in Spain." Deepite peiaimiatic reportj from Rome. British and French were hopeful that Premier Mussolini would accept the invitation. Diplomat aid th Ruaaian mov would form th baala for further Ruaaian negotiation to obtain greater (quality of opportunity to help th leftist-inclined republican government of th war-torn nation. ROME, Oct. 2 Iff) British Am-baassdor Am-baassdor Lord pert h and French Charg d'Affairej 3. F. Blondel delivered de-livered to the Italian foreign office today th Anglo-French not asking Italy to join a three-power conference confer-ence on intervention in Spain. The two diplomata discussed th situation for 30 minute with Foreign For-eign Minuter Count Galeexo piano. j GENEVA, Oct. 2 GTIJTh Leagu I of Nation political committee I resolution threatening an end to nonintervention In the Spanish civil war failed today to receive the ! necessary unanimous vote of th assembly. |