Italian declaration of war

[NormanStewart]

I have colorized a photo of it. Also, with a better transcript.

10th June 1940 - Italy Enters the war ,Italian Invasion of France , Naval Action in Mediterranean

[image] https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-10-1940.html On June 10, Ciano informed his ambassadors in London and Paris that a declaration of war would be handed to the British and French ambassadors in Rome at 1630 hours, local time. When Ciano presented the declaration, the French ambassador, André François-Poncet, was alarmed, while his British counterpart Percy Loraine, who received it at 1645 hours, “did not bat an eyelid”, as Ciano recorded in his diary. The declaration of …