Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.0011 European War 1939/6181: Telegram

The Chargé in Italy (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Rome, October 22, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received October 22—8:35 a.m.]

1004. My 1001, October 21, 9 p.m. Substantially identical information has been given one of our correspondents by a high German Embassy official who intimated that Italian attack this week would be on a relatively small scale for purpose of testing Greek temper and resistance.

Reed