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 | | He therefore sought to prevaricate, and to stall any serious discussion on the "dispute", until he was ready to strike. |
 | | On 18 May 1935, he wrote to his commander, Emilio De Bono, expressing his satisfaction at the delays the Fascist delegation had succeeded in obtaining at Geneva, and declaring, "we shall get the better of the next Council of the League". |
 | | He went on to urge De Bono to build up his supplies of "victuals and munitions", as there had been talk, in the British House of Commons, of closing the Suez Canal to Italy. |
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