SOVIET "PEACE" OFFER TO ALLIES
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London, To-day.
WHILE SOVIET QUARTERS in London have repeatedly expressed the wish for a speedy resumption of normal trade relations with Britain, British politicians asserted
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that Britain would be ready to respond to this desire, STOP PRESS TEL. 20022 or 33993
provided
Firstly, the Soviet decrease their exports to the Reich; and
secondly, the Soviet exert pressure on Berlin and Rome to refrain from any aggressive action against either Hungary or Yugo-Slavia.
OFFICIAL
ITALIAN
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Rome, To-day.
The impression prevailing here İs that the Soviet does not wish an ex- tension of the European conflict to Central Europe, fearing that an Allied counter-attack would be harmful to Russian interests.
According to a private source, Mos- cow recently intimated to Berlin' that the Kremlin was most anxious that both the Reich and Italy refrain from any action in Hungary and Yugoslavia
Authoritative political cir-which would be likely to unleash Al-
lied counter-action in Rumania. .. cles express satisfaction with It added that, in any case Moscow Mr. Neville Chamberlain's would never tolerate either the occu- Commons statement of Bri-pation of Bessarabia or the occupation of any territory on the Black Sea by tain's desire to maintain
any foreign Power. Havas. peace in the Balkans but ex- press grave suspicion regard- ing the London conference of British
envoys in the Balkans.
It is declared that Italy, by diplo- matic action, has succeeded in pre- venting extension of the conflict to the Mediterranean and Balkans.
It is declared that as this sec- tion of Europa is therefore not
threatened by Germany or Italy it le difficult to understand what danger Britain is thinking of in taking whatever measures may have been examined: at the Lon- don conference.
Italy's position as regards the Bal- kans, Danubian and Mediterranean zones has already been defined and she is determined to defend it against any coup-de-main-Reuter,
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Stockholm, To-day. Gunfire was repeatedly heard yesterday morning coming from many points at sea off the west coast of Swe- den, indicating a naval bat- tle or a tense struggle be- tween warships and attack- ing aircraft, according to re- ports from various sources.
The cannonade lasted five hours and seemed to be go- ing to the south. Havas.
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