1940-02-01 — Page 20

ALLIED CHECK ON RUMANIAN OIL EXPORTS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

LONDON, TO-DAY.

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THE RUMANIAN PROBLEM IS ASSUMING THE STOP

GREATEST IMPORTANCE, AND A REPORT ON

THE PETROL SITUATION IN RUMANIA IS EX- PECTED HERE TO-DAY.

Prior to deciding on the policy to be adopted in Bucharest, Great Britain and France have en- trusted experts with a thorough investigation of the matter.

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The situation appears to be as fol- analysis of the situation by experts. lows:

CHIEF ELEMENTS Government circles in London em-

German-Rumanian agreements pro-

vide for monthly deliveries of 120,000 | phasise that the following elements tons of petrol to Germany.

dominate the situation:

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Firstly, cordial relations exist be- tween Britain and France and Ruman- la;

These quantities have not been reaching Germany of late owing to transport difficulties and also to the fact that most of the Rumanian oll

Secondly, in order not to complicate difficult position companies are financed by British and | Rumania's already Franch capital and naturally hesitate | Britain and France are not objecting to furnish the enemy with war sup- to enforcement of the Rumano-Ger- piles.

man trade agreement, but Inslat

This situation resulted in German strongly that the treaty quotes be not complaints.

exceeded;

In order to regularise the situation, the Rumanian Government decided to place the petrol companies under government control

BRITISH PRESSURE

British

brought to pressure was bear on companies with British and they French capital in order that would not supply the enemy.

The Rumanian Government replied to this by new measures, and the de- cision to control the oil companies was taken before any attempt of an'

Thirdly, both the Allied countries are entirely free to exercise their right as belligerents to prevent by all means at their disposal even treaty deliveries of oil from reaching Ger- many. Havas. French Prepare For Attack On Maginot Line

PARIS, TO-DAY. BEHIND THE TERBE FRENCH WAR COMMUNIQUE ON THE PENE. (Continued at Foot of Next Col.)

STOP PRESS

Chungking, To-day. The British Embassy here to- day issued the following state- ment:

"In а

from press telegram London under the date Jan. 25 it was stated that while the British Foreign Office does not wish to take advantage of the opportun- ity offered by the lapse of the Japanese American commercial treaty to expand exports to Ja- pan, the Ministry of Economic Warfare and the Treasury feel that policy should be guided sole- ly by Britain's need for foreign exchange and additional markets. "This report is entirely un- founded."-Reuter.

Capetown, To-day.

The Premier, General Smuts, was frequently interrupted by the Opposition when he replied to the debate on the Emergency Powers Bill in the Assembly yesterday.

At times, the entire Opposition appeared to be shouting or talk- ing.

General Smuts declared that anyone who thought the Govern- ment had acted because it feared an English rebellion, or acted un- der pressure of the English sec- tion, was living in a dream world.

Mr. Madely, the Minister of Labour, said he was horrified at the mere Idea of South Africa making a separate peace.

The first reading of the Bill was carried.-Reuter.

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The Danish Ministry of De- fence announces a new building programme including two mine- sweepers, two torpedo-boats, one submarine and smaller vessels.

The fleet air arm

to be strengthened and 100 anti-aircraft guns will be acquired.-Reuter.

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London, To-day. Fifteen survivors of the British steamer Royal Crown were land- ed yesterday after seeing seven of their comrades washed from the lifeboat and drowned.

Another lifeboat with the mainder of the crew capsized.

The Royal Crown is high and dry on the beach. Police board- ed the vessel and removed the mutilated bodies of four of the crew, killed when a Nazi plane attacked the vessel, machine- gunning the decks and dropping an incendiary bomb amidships.-- Reuter.

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The wedding of

Numerous patrols were in action along the whole length of the line between the Moselle and the Rhine, and there were sharp clashes at sever- al points.

Mr. George Moss The French patrols, who were and Miss K. E. Tonge has been post- covered by a creeping artillery bar- poned until Thursday, February 8, at rage, penetrated deep into the Ger-3 p.m., owing to the late arrival of man lines, well behind the normal the boat on which Miss Tonge is positions of the Nazi outposts.-Reuter. | arriving.

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