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Moscow Divorces Itself From Sofia Policy
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Moscow radio announced last night that the Soviet Foreign Commisariat had informed the Bulgarian Minister Moscow yesterday that the Soviet Government considered the en- try of German troops into Bulgaria tends wards extension of, the war to the Balkans, and that it could not support the attitude of the Bulgarian Government. Reuter.
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MR. EDEN'S TALKS IN GREECE
MR. ANTHONY EDEN'S talks with the Greek authorities, which began on Sunday right, ended after midnight and were expect- ed to be resumed yesterday afternoon.
General Sir John Dill, Chief of the Im- perial General Staff, was present at the con- versations.
Later Mr. Eden
General and Dill were the guests of the Greek Prime Minister, M. Kuritzis,
The visit of Mr: Eden and Gen- { cral Dill is expected to last se- veral days. They had a tremen- dous reception from waiting luncheon, crowds after attending an official luncheon in Athens. A band greeted them with the world-fam- ed strains of "Tipperary."
Mr. Eden yesterday morning received the American and Tur kish Ministers at the British Legation.
Air War Round Britain
One enemy fighter was
at
Yesterday being the first Mon- day in Lent was a public holi- day, which is normally spent in making trips to the country, but on this occasion the Athenian crowds spent the morning pro- menading in the streets waiting to welcome Mr. Eden.---Reuter.
Streets Decorated
Wild Rumours In Bulgarian Capital
EVENTS WERE MARKING TIME IN SOFIA YESTERDAY. RUMOURS HAD BEEN CIRCU- LATING IN THE BULGARIAN CAPITAL TO THE EFFECT THAT 20 GERMAN DIVISIONS HAD ALREADY ENTERED BULGARIA, OF WHICH 15 WERE HEADING FOR THE TUR- KISH FRONTIER.
These rumours are evidently part of the Nazi war of nerves against the Turks. Mili- tary experts in Sofia point out that the move- ment of such a large body of troops is physi- cally impossible, since the three Bulgarian
roads available to the Germans could not have carried such a large volume of traffic in the time elapsed.
PRINCE
PAUL MYSTERY
Some mystery sur- rounds
report that
a
Prince Paul, Senior Re- gent of Yugoslavia, met Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minis- ter, on Yugoslav territory yesterday morning.
au-
It is further pointed out! Holiday Crowds that it is impossible dispose 15 German divi- sions on the Turkish fron- tier, where the Bulgarian army is already concen- trated.
The report was officially dent- to As yet only a very small numbered by the Yugoslav press
of German troops have arrived in thorities in Belgrade, but the Sofia,
story originated in usually liable quarters.
While military experts consi der that five divisions are
en-
ough to cover the Greek frontjar, Greek diplomatic circles of Sofia state that there is no news yet of any German diplomatic
pressure on Athens.
They presunie this pressure will begin when Nazi divisions ar-
Reports from Athens state that rive on the Greek frontier.
from early morning the streets have been decorated with British and Greek flags and every road
along which Mr. Eden was likely to pass was lined with dense crowds who cheered the British Foreign Secretary enthusiastically.. To-day he will be the guest of honour at a dinner at the Royal Palace-British Wireless.
shot down by R.A.F. fight- COLONEL
ers off the Kent coast yes-
terday afternoon during DONOVAN
"slight enemy activity
over this country during IN LONDON
daylight," according to
Bulgaria's Independence Day was celebrated yesterday by a large holiday crowd idly stroll- ing through the streets and gaz- Ing at German staff automobiles and other transport.
In addition, It has been firmed that Prince Paul
re-
con-
left
Belgrade by special train, travelling northwards, on day night.
Sun.
The meeting is said to have New military telephone Hines taken place on Prince Paul's estate were installed yesterday in aat Broo, in Slovenia, near the building which was taken over by point at which the Yugoslav, Aus- Fifth Columnists a few weeks ago. |trian and Italian frontiers incet.
--Reuter.
-Reuter.
INVASION Jaks
PORTS BOMBED
The R.A.F. made a
an official communique. Colonel W. J. Donovan, heavy attack on the in- A bomb was dropped on a town unofficial European ob- vasion ports on the
President French coast last night.
in Kent. One was killed and a small number injured..
for server
One "British fighter is missing. Roosevelt, arrived in
Anglia. London also had a terday.
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visited nearly a dozen capitals."
alert last night. Reuter.
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Col. Donovan declined to say LOGNE GREAT FLASHES. According to Chinese reports anything as to the object of his LIGHTED UP THE SKY AND 'which could not be confirmed this new visit to London or his recent | SCORES OF SEARCHLIGHTS morning, seven Japanese warships visits to European cupitals but said WERE IN ACTION. ALONG 20 and two transports arrived in he did not expect to be in Britain | MILES OF THE FRENCH Blag Bay on Sunday,par tu more than a week-Router p COAST. REUTER.
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