1939-03-24 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 24, 1939.

Alborers, Suprema Coert

GERMANY'S TREATY WITH SLOVAKIA: REICH MAY OCCUPY AND FORTIFY

Berlin, To-day.

The German-Slovak Treaty was signed in Berlin

yesterday.

Under the treaty the Reich takes over protection of the political independence of the Slovak State and the integrity of its territory.

a zone

German armed forces have at all time, have the right to build forti- times the right to erect military fications in, and occupy bases in the zone west of the bor-bounded in the west by the Slovak der of Slovakia and east of a gen-frontier and in the east by the eral line comprised by the eastern Carpathian and Yavornik Moun- edge of the Javeric Mountains,

The Slovaks agree to regulations for Customs and free provisioning

of German troops.

In the zone mentioned, military and sovereign rights are to be ex ercised by the German armed

forces.

SLOVAK FORCES

tains.

under- takes to place at the disposal of the German Army the necessary

of ground for construction. such fortifications.

The Slovak Government

RUMANIAN ARMS ORDERS TO BE FILLED

Bucharest, To-day,

Germany has informed Rumania that all her orders for armaments and munitions placed with the Skoda Works in Bohemia before Czecho-Slovakia Was occupied,

will be delivéred on time."

The orders include ten loads of munitions due for Immediate de- livery. Reuter.

MEMEL TO BE

MADE INTO

FORTRESS

Memel, To-day.