Destruction of Italian Communications. Note by Secretary

with a proportion of the cargoes unloaded there. The approaches to and the port of Cotrone are, therefore, targets of the first importance. The Main Railway Lines in Southern Italy 6. There are only three main lines south of Naples, viz the west coast line from Naples to Reggio, the East coast line from San Severo to Taranto and the Southern line from Brindisi to Reggio. There are a limited number of cross-connections between this main system. Apart from small double-track sections immediately S.E.