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YUGOSLAVIA'S POSITION IN THE BALKAN DRAMA
Nazi Diplomatic Pressure Now Centred On Belgrade
LONDON, March 9 (Reuter)—It is understood that the Yugoslav Government are making their views on the Balkans situation "known this week-end to Britain and Kussta, writes Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent.
The correspondent adds that upon the contents of these com- munications events in the coming week may depend. Yugoslavia has an important role in the Balkans drama as she occupies an Important strategical position defending the Vardar Valley, which gives access to Salonika.
Germany
GENERAL
Mr. Matsuoka QUARTER MILLION GERMANS Invited To REPORTED TO BE IN ITALY
Berlin
LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter)-Information reaching nie here from reliable sources enables me to give some account of the German occupation of Italy, which is proceeding apace, and "of the infitration of Nazi troops Into North Africa, writes the Lis- an bon correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph,
Latest reports estimate there are 300,000 Nazis in both the Luftwaffe and land forces in Italy. Nearly two-thirds of these, Including practically the whole of the land forces, are stated to be based on Naples.
A neutral there a fortnight ago reports there were signs of pre
paration for embarkation.
Stelly is now virtually a Ger-
WILHELMSHAVEN
man island, most of the Nazis HEAVILY RAIDED
there being airmen or ground per. sonnel of the Luftwaffe,
DRAUGHTY HOLES IN AXIS PACT LONDON. Mar. 9 (Reuter)— At the invitation of the Reich Government, the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Mat- in suoka, will shortly arrive Berlin for personal talks ពថ co-operation between the TH- partite Pact powers, it was stated in Berlin yesterday.
Far Eastern Chief interest in
On the mainland. from Lom- R.A.F. _ACTIVITY affairs in the United States
bardy to Calabria, the Germans centres in the visit of Mr. Matare in possession of a chain of air
LAST WEEK Foreign Japanese
LONDON, March 9 (Reuter)- Members of the Bulgarian Cabl-Minister, to Berlin.
But Hitler's real grip on Italy. Eleven British aircraft are missing Router's correspondent in Bel-net, says Reater's Bofia, corres
"It is thoughs to be more likely grade says that Yugoslavia is con- pendent. attended a meeting of on Japan's account than at Herr has been achieved by placing Ger- from RAF. raids over Germany man key-men in all ministries and German-occupied territories tinuing to call up men for the their supporters in the "Sobrante Hitler's dictation.
during the week ended March 7 and organisations. last night when. M. Popoff, the According to reports reaching
which again were on a reduced Foreign Minister, whose imminent New York, the apparent inequah-
scale. ties of the Berlin Tokyo pact are resignation has
reported,
chief motivating made a
statement on the events probably the leading to the adhesion of Hui-reason, garia to the Tripartite Pact.
may, therefore, be man quarters in Berlin said the waiting to see the effect of their Nazis would invade Greece if she diplomatic pressure upon Yugoslavia | refuses to make peace with Rome, "before making any military moves
themselves.
Spring manoeuvres.
The correspondent, stresses that the mobilisation is not by any means general "and prob- ably does not affect more than half a million men."
DRIVE IMMINENT? While Wilhelmstrasse officials (quoted by the Berlin correspon- dent of the Swiss newspaper Baster Nachrichten) stressed that it will be some time before the German troops in Bulgaria are a position to attack Greece. mes- sages from Sofia, quoting neutral observers there, continue to sug-
gest the Nazis may launch an offensive against Eastern Mace- donia and Thrace within 4.8 hours
SOBRANJE MEETING
been
The Minister of War also ad- dressed the meeting on the state of the army.
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The Deputies are reported have expressed their confidence;; both in the Government's foreign" policy and in" the efficiency of the army, for the purposes of de- fence.
AMERICAN COMMENT NEW YORK, Mar. 9 (Renter) The new order' in Europe is be ing Inflicted upon helpless peoples by methods so shameful"that they must be kept secret," says Ray-
suoka,
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Against this,.. five defending German aircraft were destroyed for
ARMOURED DIVISIONS According to my information there are two German light arm- oured divisions in Tripolitania, whose object is not to attempt to certain and six most probably de- recapture Libya but to endeavour stroyed the result not being seen
owing to low cloud between to place a barrier
the
Two of the heaviest raids were British forces and Tunisia should
WI- General Wavell decide the time against the naval docks at
helmshaven Clasting several hours) is opportune to push westwards.
and Cologna.
"DRAUGHTY HOLES While the Fact calls on Japan to go to German assis- tance "if anyone else attacks her, it calls for
no German assistance по matter who might attack Japan.
The military position in Africa It is thought that Tokyo now s such that Mussolini has been feels there are draughty holes in forced to place the campaign in the protective garment the the hands of a 0134 Axis pact, hence the necessity for health who disowned the Duce's the unprecedented suggestion that leadership and has resigned from the country for Europe at a time) Japan's Foreign Minister leave the Fascist Party.
of obvious crisis.
Meanwhile, the only definite mond Clapper. writing in the New COLONEL
news is that the Germans Are speeding up the entry of their forces into Bulgaria, while simul- taneously the Bulgarian Council of Ministers has ordered the mill-
York World Telegrum.
"Officials in Washington," he
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After the strong terms in which Graziani denounced his strategy the Duce must have been extreme DONOVAN ly reluctant to re-appoint him to command. He was compelled to do so by the lack of any other
IN EIRE
and
continues. "have received informia- LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter)-Col. possible commander, all generals tion as to the frightful methods Donovan spent an hour with Mr. approaching his experience used in the destruction of Poland. de Valera before the luncheon ability having been captured by tarisation of all workers in har "The Germans undertook a pru-party, which included Cardinal the British,
Mussolini appealed to Graziani's gramme" of deporting 1,000,000 Po- MacRory. Archbishop of Armagh. FANWISE MOVEMENT
lish labourers to Germany.
Col. Donovan Bew. back, to Lon-patriotism and he has returned to
Africa but he is a sick man. Actual German troop movements is regarded by American officials don in the afternoon.
bours and rallways
This
in Bulgaria are being carried out as slavery of the most brutal me- to the south and southeast, spreaddieval type fanwise to the Macedonian and EXTERMINATION PROCESS Turkish frontiera.
"The Germens also have under- The Germans have taken overtaken to exterminate the intellec- the telephone and telegraph sys- tual classes in Poland, tems in Bulgaria, and neutral cut- respondents for the first time in 36 hours were allowed to tele- phone news abrand as long as it
"Reports of physical atrocities have been received but
officials
German Morale Hard Hit By Devastating British Raids
NEW YORK, Mar. (Reuter)-David Lawrence, writing in the a neutral discount them in the absence of New York Sun, quotes extensively from a letter from reliable witness verification. They diplomat lately in Berlin describing the deterioration of German
morale. A
was not military information. are interested in the greater at- While the Italian official news rocity of the deliberate murder of
"The German people, especially the workers, are far from being. agency yesterday denied rumours a nation and the transformation the united force they are supposed to be," the diplomat declares.
"Discontent gains ground from the following causes,
of an armistice with Greece, Ger- of a people into a mass of slaves.”
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"First are the British air raids.
Although Berlin as yet not suffer- MAJOR DEFECT.
ed greatly, other cities in Ger- many, especially in the western provinces, Duesseldorf, Kiel, Koln, Bremen and Hamburg, have lad no peace for months and have suffered great damage.
"In Berlin itself, factories warehouses have been blown
and
up.
IN JAPANESE POLITICS
U.S.A. DIRECTOR RESIGNS
and burnt Berlin is especially TOKYO, Mar. 9 (Reuter)--Mark- vulnerable in this respect.
ing the first major defection from "As the German people have the "all-embracing" Nationa? Ser always been assured by Marshaljvice Association, Mr. Nakaro, che Goering that it was impossible of its executive directors, has re- for enemy aircraft to penetrate signed, says a Japanese report." across their defences, few proper air rald shalters have been vided.
Mr. Nakano announced the re- Dro-vival of the Tohokni (Eastern
Society) as & political association the three devoted to "enhancement of the
Berlin Pure Japanese spirit.”
"However, during months of our stay in
though there were air raids four! Mr. Nakano, who has been an or five times a week, the number active nationalist, issued a state-
of British aircraft brought downment in which he denounced the dld not reach 10.
stripping of the "political charac-
2 raids is great.
ter" from the National Service
The moral effect of these ar Association, which had become an
Germans, being to the to cold
well-disciplined, wake sirens and troop down damp cellars, where they often
spend the whole night.
"auxiliary organ of the Govern- ment."
MYSTERIOUS PLOTS Although the political parties |have been dissolved in Japan their. The four million inhabitants remnants are still engaged in at
of Berlin, sitting in their cellars, tivities retaining their past char-
use their time to abuse
thing and everybody, and
every-acter, while some of their members
even are engaged in deep and mysterious
show admiration for the RAF's plots, Mr. Nazang declared
skill in conducting raids such great distances.
"Another, cause ot
ACTORS "Some even dare to run counter to the immutable policies which disatisfac- | have been decided upon by the is- tion connected with air raids sue of an Imperial rescript.“ that Germans are beginning realise that their press and paganda cannot be relied and open scepticism is often pressed,"
to The statement announces Mr. pro-Nakano's intention to serve the upon. nation by "developing a political ex leadership which will march ahead
of the Government:
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GRENADES THROWN AT HANKOW BUS
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· HANKOW, Mar. (Reuter)- Scores narrowly missed death or serious injury when three hand grenades were thrown at a crowd- ed bus by unidentified persons, states a Japanese report,
bus
The grenades missed the which was travelling on Chungi-: nan Road Two Chinese pedes- trians suffered injuries.
The grenades are believed to have been thrown by terrorista, CASTIELLATA LE" the Japanese report adds. The
mensescaped.
ENTE DELLIR
Other objectives were Eiden, the Port of Lorient, naval barracks at Boulogne, Brest and Calais, docks and Rotterdam harbour.
There have been many daylight sweeps over the Channel, Northern France, Holland and north-west Germany and night attacks on aerodromes by R.A.F. fighters in which several German aircraft were destroyed or damaged.
Lord Beaverbrook's
Fine Gesture
LONDON, Mar: 9 (Reuter)—From
April 1, 10 per cent of the money received for the provision of air- craft will be devoted to benevolent funds or charities
three of the fighting services and the mer- chant marine, the Minister of Air- craft Production, Lord" Beaver- brook, announced yesterday.
In a statement Lord Beaver- brook says: "It is our belief that by doing so we shall interpret the desire of the public to unite gratitude to the vallant defenders of freedom with determination to strengthen the R.A.F, squadron."
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