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BRITISH STRATEGY IN AEGEAN
Air Power Expected To Play Important Part
SOVIET DEMANDS
ON RUMANIA ALLEGED
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The London "Daily Sketch" yesterday as- serted in a despatch from Belgrade that Russia has insisted that Rumania cede certain Black Sea bases to her imme- diately. Internation- al News Service.
Hostilities In Bulgaria Looming
(By Reuter's Military Commentator)
THE GERMANS' MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN BULGARIA ARE AL- READY SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE SOME POINTERS TO THEIR PROBABLE FUTURE BALKANS PLANS.
NAZIS SETTING
FAR EAST DATE?
TENSION
RELAXED
By George Dalint)
Occupation of the Black Sea ports of Varna and Constanza may portend an offen- sive use of submarines against the Turks, or even a threat to Russian shipping.
Bridges have been thrown across the
Danube at Giurgiu Point to advance over
Shipka Pass towards Adrianople against the
Turks.
400 miles, though it can only be
•
Other forces which extremely long frontier of about crossed the Danube 100 attacked through a limited num- miles further west may be ber of valleys. aimed at an
advance
d.wn the Struma Valley (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" against the Greeks
As "solid miles" of Ger-around Salonika.
Bad communications mechanised troops and war materials swept
man
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") southward through Bul- Opinion in Washington garia yesterday along political circles is that three routes, authoritative Mr. Winston Churchill's quarters in Budapest pre- communication
the dicted that Berlin will de- Japanese Ambassador, liver a "peace or destruc-
to
should for
prevent the Germans several wecks from bringing fresh forces to meet the Turks or Greeks, but when sufficient troops are collected around Sofia, it is possible a force wil be detached to threaten Yugo- slavia, with a view to moving on Salonika
Vardar via the Valley. LONG BEFORE TROOPS CAN
WEYGAND ARRIVES
IN VICHY
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General Weygand arrived in Vichy late last night to report to Marshal Petain on his inspection of the French African CO- lonies. International News Service.
SOFIA PROTEST BY U.S.
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The United States
Bad Weather Handicap Minister in Sofia, Mr. George H. Earle, yester-
It is unfortunate that bad wea-
ther hitherto has prevented the day protested to the Bul- Greeks capturing Valona, which |garian Foreign Office would have been a powerful aid
to the Allied navies in doininal-against the action of Bul- ing the Adriatic and preventing garian border guards who the arrival of Italian reinforce kept him from crossing late, however, the Yugoslavian frontier.
ments.
It is not too
to carry Valona by a concerted Aliled attack.
MR. EARLE SOUGHT TO EN- TER YUGOSLAVIA IN ORDER In the meantime, the Turks TO
CABLE OR TELEPHONE could help the
WASHINGTON WITH A REPORT Grecks by con- taining as many Germans and ON THE GERMAN OCCUĪPA- Bulgarians on their fronts as pos- TION OF BULGARIA.
Mr. Shigemitsu, has done tion" ultimatum to Greece BE ASSEMBLED FOR BATTLE. sible, and perhaps after, and if
HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE
more than anything else within 10 days. to reduce the tension over the Far East.
It is believed that Mr. Churchill
The semi-official Hun- garian newspaper "Pester
has expressed clearly the attitude Lloyd" forecast that Ger-
of the British Government
FACED BY A HEAVY AND RE- LENTLESS ATTACK FROM THE AIR.
British Strategy Most important part of British with many would send an ulti-strategy should be to concentrate matum to Athens by a superior air force in and around Ambassador has stressed that Ja- March 15, when concen- the northern shores of the Aegean
regard to the Pacific.
The report that the
Japanese
pan does not desire an extension trations of Nazi troops on
of the war to the Pacific is au- thoritatively not confirmed. International News Service.
TURKEY STANDING BY PLEDGE
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA Mail"]"
the Greek frontier will be completed. Internation- al News Service.
YUGOSLAVIA GIVEN WORD OF ADVICE
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] ANKARA RADIO LAST NIGHT WARNED YUGOSLAVIA, SAY- ING THAT SHE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD AS JOIN THE AXIS PACT, FOR SHE WOULD
Sea,
The Germans are likely to find a scarcity of air bases in Bulgaria, and if a British air attack 15 launched promptly and effectively. it will add enormously to the difficulties facing the Nazi General Staff and might even have a decisive effect on the campaign.
The problem before the Greeks, Turks and British is not an easy one, either. The Greeks hold an
TOKYO WARNING
Plain indication that SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
RUMANIA “AND 'BULGARIA.
Turkey means to stand by INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER- her pledges to Britain and VICE. Greece is expected to be
provided in a reply by of Syria at the end of the war President Inuenu to Adolf as a bait and also to guarantee Hitler's personal mes-Turkish, frontiers if she remained
The French- Ambassador to
Japan, M. Arsene Henri, was warned again yesterday afternoon by Mr. M. Saito, of the Japanese Foreign Office, that any further bring about a "serious situation." delay in the French reply would
--The Japanese-spokesman-visit- ed the French Embassy to give the warning to the French Ambas- While the reply was being consador. Hitler's attempt to infuence sidered by the Turkish President Mr. Salto is reported to have Turkey to deviate from her po- and the Cabinet, Turkish troops stated that Japan will definitely! licy is revealed by the Turkish were being rushed to several not extend the present armistice semi-official "Ula," which says points as a precaution.-Interna-period. Our Own Correspon- that Hitler promised Turkey part" tional News Service,
dent.
sage.
neutral.
Unable to send messages from opportunity offers, by advancing | Sofia he twice aought unsuccess- north of the Rhodope Mountains, fully to enter Yugoslavia.-in- on Philipopolis. - Reuter.
Iternational News Service.
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