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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 20, 1940,
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DUMANIA is perhaps the richest prize in Europe for Hitler's armles i they can force their way into the country. There are several ways in, as shown on the map, but once in, the Carpathians, stand like a wall thousands of feet high protecting the oil and petrol deposlis of the south- east districts. There is also the possibility of an invasien across the Danubian plains, and rumours of a fantastic nature are already reaching us that the Germans may go down the Danube in harges to make a landing. The points on the frontiers over which invading‘armies might come are marked on the map by arrows (German, blark: Russian scored).
There are over three-quarters of a million; Germans (Saxons; and, Swabians) Ilving In Rumania. The younger generation has been well Incenlated with insidious Nisl propaganda,
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Rumania's greatest danger is her uncertain minority situation. The vast discontented Hungarian population of Transylvania, the equally un- happy Bulgars of the Dobrudja, and the Ruslans of Bemarabin, whose expirations are not politically serious, are three sources of possible
King Carol made several big tours of the frontier areas in Bessarabla and Transylvania and also in the Cernauti districts this January.- Elo was warmly received wherever he went, but the Germans in Bucharest.open- ly ridicule the idea that the minorities would be faithful to him in ilme
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New York, May 18. --
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Times from Shanghal says that Ja- panese craissaries and Gentralissimo Chiang Kai-shek's representatives are meeling in Hongkong regarding basis for formal Bino-Japanese negotiations.United Press.
Rumours of Sino-Japanese peaco were first elrculated last week in Hongkong Chinese exchange circles to the effect that a high official of the Chinese Government In Chung king had gone to Haiphong for this purpose. Since then the story has
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The internal poltties of Rumania during the past few years have been Bewilderingly uncertain. Ono Prime Minister has followed another; one followed the coffin of his predecessor when M. Calinescu was murdered by the Iron Guard. It has never syet been established whether or not the Germans were responsible for this assassination,
The Rumanians are a proud, hospitable, patriotic and brave peonie, Wills FEERLEADitaliana azi af infinilo sanacity for Intrigue... UHURUA to take their country' lio will not find themi saleep or afraid. They have been walling for him for years, with 1890,000 men, well equipped and in good heart!!
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