Scoop

Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini’s son-in law and Italy’s Foreign Minister, kept a Diary of every important discussion of the Axis leaders during the war. Mussolini ordered Ciano’s execution; then Ciano’s wife Edda smuggled the Diary to Switzerland where the Chicago Daily News got a microfilm copy. The microfilm was carried secretly to Chicago where it was published by the Daily News and syndicated around the world with great success. This is the story of how it all happened