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By Ernie
August 8, 1940. Bushmiller
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Hungary And Rumania Start Talks
ADJUSTING RELATIONS
IN THE BALKANS
.
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-According to a Budapest despatch to the official German news ngency, M. Bossy, the Rumanian Ambassador in Rome, has been sent to Hungary as special envoy to begin preliminary talks with the Hungarian Government.
and
British Government Appoints Commission
Envoy Arrives BUDAPEST, Aug. 7 (Reuter).-M. LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).-
Bossy las rived and is expected to
immediate The establishment of a commis- have
talks with the Prime Minister sion with powers to purchase Hungarian Egypt's cotton crop was an- Foreign Minister.
Despite the high hopes entertained nounced by Mr. R. A. Butler,
by Hungary after Hiller's talk with Under-Secretary for Foreign the Rumanians at Berchtesgaden, Affairs, in the House of Commany people here have little faith in mony to-day.
the result of the negotiations which Mr. Butler declared that anxiety are expected to move slowly to
inconclusive end. had been growing for some time Egypt regarding the disposal of the: 1940 cotton crop, the picking of which was about to begin.
Avoiding Economic Disaster Owing to the great reduction of Wir conditions the demand due to and difficulties of export, danger was imminent that the bulk would be left unsold in the hands of the cultivators, which would be an economie disaster of the first magnitude.
On representations by the Egyptian to the British Go grument, the latter [accordingly decided to respond by setting up a commission to purchase
this
the cation. On
commission Egyptian Government was being ask- ed to nominate a representative,
This commission would be prepared before April 30, 1941, to purchase all int and cotton derived from the 1940 Egyption crop or as
was much as offered to them and all mercantile catton seed is distinct from sowing
tired.
Britain To Bear Cost The British Government would bear the whole or any nett loss which might arise from the transaction as a whole, but they would share equally whh the Eyptian Government any nelt profits which might accrue, on the understanding that such profits as the Egyption may be returned to Government under this arrangement would be used by that Government for the reller of cultivators in a manner to be agreed on between the two governments.
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It is noteworthy that the Germans here are busy trying to damp down revisionist enthusiasm, and are sug- gesting, for example, that a part or even the whole of Slovakia will be offered to Hungary an compensation for the smallness of the concession to be obtained over Transylvania.
The possibility of open liungarian- ! Rumanian hostilities is not at present seriously discussed in Budapest although mobilisation is now almost complete.
Wins Bar To His D.F.M.
Aug. 7 LONDON.
(Reuter).- Among R.A.F. awards announced to- day is a bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal to Flight Sergeant Williain Henry Franklin, formerly laboratory assistant in Eastern Lon- don.
Flight Sergeant Franklin has shot down ten enemy aircraft and has assisted in destroying a further two. On one occasion he encountered seven fighters. He engaged five of them and destroyed one.
REPATRIATION
OF BRITONS
Spain's Threat To Britain
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MADRID, Aug. 7. (UP). The Fascist
· newspaper · "Arriba" declared to-day that Spain was "physically on the verge of battle" 'against Great Britain.
"Spain is a moral bel- ligerent," it declared.
Britain is the direct violator of our destiny.
"We cannot overlook her armed forces mena- cing the integrity of our territory."
Honour For
Indian Poet
SANTINIKETAN, Bengni, Aug 7 (Reuter)-Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the 80-year-old Indian poet, received the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) of Oxford Univer- sity at a special convocation of Oxford University held here.
This is believed to be the first time that a special convocation was held outside of Oxford.
Slr Maurice Gwyer, the Chief Justice of India, represented Oxford LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)A University. Swedish steamer has arrived at a Sir Rabindranath, In Sanskrit, Scottish port from Petsamo, Finland, thanked Oxford University "for its with 125 Britons, who had been in precious gift to him and his country." Weterned t-Sweden-ofter being-cut off.
If the Egyptian Govern- ment, as an ally, was co-operating to the fullest extent in this matter, Mr. Butier-repliexl-amid-chcers:
take that for granted,"
Absorption Of Alsace
Hitler Appoints An Administration
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-In- dications of Hitler's plans with re- gard to the absorption of Alsace. Lorraine and Luxembourg into the Reich are contained in two decrees the Issued by him to-day whereby
Alsace- of administration entire Lorraine and Luxembourg will, in future, be no longer independent on the Anny authorities, but will be conducted by elvi administrative chief's
acting immediately Ritler.
under
Joseph Buerckel, Hobert Wagner and Gistry Simon are appointed Gauleliters for Lorraine, Alsace und Luxembourg respectively.
Baldur von Schiruchi, the Hitler Youth leader, becomes Gauleiter of Vienna in place of Buerckel.
FRENCH COLONY LAYS DOWN ARMS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"; CAIRO, Aug. 7 (UP)It is officiul- ly reported that armistice terms are under discussion regarding the fate
of French Somaliland.
No detalls are given.
The report adds: "The effect of the collapse of French Somaliland re- sistance is that the French offensive from Somaliland into Ethiopia is now definitely abandoned,"
Meanwhile, it is officially announced in Canberra, the Australion capital,; that the Council of New Caledonia passed n resolution on June 24, re- affirming their intention of co-operat- ing with Great Britain.
Russian Fleet Out, Says B.B.C. Report
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Observers respit that Radlo-Mos- cow has made several announcements of this nature recently and no signi- ficance is attached to this report.
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Narvik
Trondheim and
NAIROBI, Aug. 7 (Reuter).—The when the British Army was evacunt-second official casualty list of East cd.
Africa Force contains 17 names, all! They are mostly troops, with a few Africatis, except two British ser- airmen, und seamen.
geants dead.
A further 111 are to be repatriated.}
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