No Spanish Sovereign has visited Italy since the 'sixties of
last century, but King Alfonso, with his Prime Minister, is now at Rome. It is a notable event. It is remarkable also that King Alfonso. went straight to the Vatican and received the blessing of the Pope—an action Which would have been regarded as far too dangerous by any of his modern predecessors. Yet there is nothing more natural than that these two Mediterranean Powers should come together. They have many interests in common, or to say the least of it, many interests where they might easily accommodate one another. Now that the Old estrangement between the Italian Government and the Vatican has been removed there is no reason why Italy and Spain should not work more and more together. From the British point of view this fact-is of great interest and significance. • * *
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