THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 14, 1941.
PETAIN-FRANCO-IL DUCE
Little Indication Of Real Purpose Of Talks Spanish Move To Join Axis Not
Expected
YUGOSLAV
PREMIER OFF TO BERLIN
It was reported in London last night that the Yugoslav Premier and Foreign Minister left Belgrade yesterday for Berlin of the in vitation of the Ger man Government, says
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DUBLIN GETTING PREPARED
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THE MEETING BETWEEN GENERAL FRANCO AND MARSHAL PETAIN WAS RE- FORTED TO BE CONCERNED WITH EURO- PEAN PROBLEMS AND IT IS INDICATED THAT FRANCO GAVE MARSHAL PETAIN A RESUME OF HIS TALKS WITH MUSSOLINI.
Rome radio says that the talks concerned the "new order" in Europe.
The Mussolini/Franco talk took place at Bordighera and the discussion covered a wide-
STOP PRESS
Bulgarian demands on Greece are reported in a message from Budapest received in New York last night.
аз
th Mr. Addison E. Southard, American Consul-General in Hong Kong, this morning issued a state- ment advising Vamen, children and men whose Continued pre-
The message auoles the Bul-
Government garian
radio demanding the immediate cos sion of a corridor through Greece to the Aegean Sea. THE BULGARIAN RADIO genre here is not essential, to re- turn to America as soon as they SPOKESMAN ARGUED THAT
can conveniently
arrange to do THE TERRITORY BETWEEN
PHAROS, FORMERLY BULGAR- LAN. STILL CONTAINS BUL-
BLEM HAS NOW BECOME ACUTE ** REUTER.
THE DAYS OF SALONIKA AND SO of topics relating to European and
range African developments.
The statement reads as follows: "In accordance with standing
Officials in London, ac- Mussolini avcording to the GARS AND THAT THE PRO-instructions from the Department
to the B.B.C., cording consider it extremely un- likely that General Fran-·
Ilan news agency yesterday
quding "uthorised quarters in
Rome
Repeating the words of the official communique the agency "There was certainly a adds
arising of problems question
with which
| CO is about to join the
from the conflict Internationa!
are connected the reorganisation:
Axis
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News Service.
· Italian Statement
between
The importance of per- fecting evacuation plans "while time is still avail-i able," was stressed by Mr. William Norton, Leader of the Labour Party in the Dail, broadcasting from, compulsion.
Mr. Norton said: We know the Dublin last right.
plight of millions of refugees in Mr. de Valera recently announc-other countries who had no time ed that if the voluntary evacua
for evacuation, to prepare we have that lesson before us." tion scheme proved unsatisfactory the Government would resort to Reuter.
cerning the Mediterranean and Africa,
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of State, I again quictly remind US citizens in this area of the advice given in our Circular No- tice of October 9th, 1940, to the effect that women and children, . together with
whose con- tinued presence here is not essen-
conveniently arrange to do so.
men
It was learned in Vichy al, go home as soon as they can of Europe and of questions con last night that General Franco has refused to On these two point perfect grant Spanish assistance identity of views was noted. for an attack against Gi-its previous advice to our citizens
despite strong pressure Mussolini.
"The Department of State has reminded me that it is making ne assumption that a situation of
acute physical danger to U.S. Na-
The Mediterranean and Atrica, were the main questions discuss "Spain's attitude of solidarity
at the meeting at Bordighera with the Axis is being continued." braltar,
General Fronen ind
"Political Comrades” The same "authorised quarters are stated to have commented on the meeting thus: "This meeting between two statesmen linked by close political comradeship is in- clired to have that Importance which military and political circums In spite of strong pressure Gen-entitled from our Government.
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tionals is imminent', in reiterating
very
about going home.
"This reiteration of advice is from not meant to be alarmist and is made at this time mainly because of the continued existence in' the Far East of political uncertainties which might in time make difficult the protection of the safe- ty. rights, and privileges which our citizens living abroad expect and to which they are rightfully
It is reported that Mussolini promised every Italian favour to and be sought Genera. Spain Franco to pay off now by provid- ing bases and and for an Axis at-
the tack. is characterised by
tances of the moment,
eral Franco is said to have refus- "It is significant that Generated, explaining that Spain cannot Duce for the risk war with England, which is Franco met the first time in Italy, thus giving aiding Spain with food-Interna- the lie to certain allegations of tional News Service. enemy propaganda.
"The Bordighera meeting was above all devoted to an examina- tion of questions which interest the two countries." - Reuter. The Petain-Franco Meeting
Marshal Petain received] General Franco and Senor Serrano Suner, the Spanish Foreign Minister, immediately after the Spanish leaders had- ar-
rived at Montpellier at SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN
1.55 yesterday afternoon.
Mar-
After Junching together shal Petain and General Franco had a conversation lasting three hours.
.
ON FAR EAST
OUTLOOK
(Continued from Page 1) General Franco was accompan-| against any rash_action by Japan ied, in addition to Senor Suner, in the southern Pacific at the in- by a suite composed both of civi- stance of Germany, lian and military officials.
While General Franco and Marshal Petain were together large crowd gathered outside the building and cheered loudly.
Both Smiling Responding to demands the two leaders appeared on the balcony and were greeted with shouts of "Vive Franco" and "Vive Petain". Both were smiling,
Before General: Franco.enter. ed his car the band played both the Spanish anthem and the Marseillaise, “ During the afternoon Senor Suner had a conversation Admiral Darlan, the French For eign Minister and Vice-Premier::
Reuter
with
CANADIAN DEFENCE.
PROJECT
A system of aerodromes through' Alberta and British Columbia loading to Alaska is being es- tablished by the Canadian Gov- ernment as a defence measure at a cost of about £2,000,000, it was announced in Ottawa yesterday by Mr C.-G. Power, Minister of
ter
more
"Our Government does not at this time contemplate repeating the special transportation arrange- ments made a few months ago to assist in the withdrr val' of US. citizens, and those who plan to go home are advised to take ad- vantage of the currently available regular transportation facilities."
Mr. "Southard said that despite the previous, advice to evacuate, very few American nationals in Hong Kong have left so far.
Observers in Tokyo remarked that the warning of the gravity of The prefix "special" to telegrams t
by the "Sunday Herald" and the situation by the Australian used
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