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Memorandum by the Secretary of State of a Conversation With the Italian Ambassador (De Martino)
[
Washington
,]
December 5,
1929
.
The Ambassador told me he had received a cable from Mussolini authorizing him to disband the Fascist League. He thinks it best to wait a few days, particularly as the excitement over the Fascist situation in this country seems to be dying down. He suggested that he give it out just before we make our report on our investigation. I told him that I thought that would be a good plan, for that would permit me to express appreciation of the action in our report.