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Mediterranean Tension: Fraught With Danger PRECAUTIONARY MOVES IN EGYPT
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CAIRO, TO-DAY. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT IMPORTANT MEASURES, AIMING AT MAINTAIN- ING THE SECURITY OF EGYPT, WERE DECIDED AT A CONFERENCE YESTERDAY MORNING PRESIDED OVER BY THE PREMIER, ALY MA- HER PASHA, THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, SIR MILES LAMPSON, THE G.O.C., GENERAL WILSON, AND THE ÉGYPTIAN MINISTER OF NA- TIONAL DEFENCE.
FRANK ADMISSION APPROVED
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Paris, To-day.
The Home Ministry is to establish a strict control over foreigners, while one division of Egyptian troops will be stationed in Cairo.
The Egyptian Premier later received the Italian Minister, Count` Mazzini, who told the press he did not believe in the imminence of a crisis and expressed optimism.
The French, British and Turkish forces are ready, says the paper.
speedily help any Balkan state which The Premier told news-is the victim of aggression," says the
influential "Istiklal' men: "The country may rely Political circles highly on the Government which praise Mr.. Chamberlain's frank admission in the Com-has taken all measures for The situation is security. mons of the Allied setbacks
certainly fraught with dan- in Norway.
The Premier's
It adds that symptoms similar to those preceding the Invasion' of Czecho-Blovakia and Poland can be noticed in Rumania and Yugo
Slavia Havas. declaration hasger but there is no imminent
strengthened the unanimous convic- alarm."Hayas.
tion both in Britain and France of the necessity to wage the war with intensified energy.
Franco-British opinion was fully prepared for difficulties in the Nor- wegian campaign.
Greece Preparing
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Athens, To-day. The anxiety prevailing in all coun- Most important results of the cam-tries bordering the Mediterranean has paign have been the irreparable losses now spread to Greece. sustained by the German navy. ● *
Summing up the position, political çircles point out the Norwegian cam- paign is merely part of the fight which aims at securing the final victory. Havas.
SITUATION FAR FROM TRAGIC
[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. Authoritative opinion is that the Allied situation in Norway is far from tragic
.
General Metaxas, the Premier, in a speech at Piraeus yesterday, stated: "Greece is determined to defend her independence should it be threatened.
"The air is filled with unrest and angulsh, for this war, perhaps one of the most terrible in history, will not only decide whether one nation or another will take territory or lose It.
"This war will decide the very fate of civilisation, perhaps for centuries.
"We know that in this crisis Greece is not divided and will not be subdued as in the last war. She is more po- werful and united than ever before."
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Bucharest, To-day. In a press interview, yesterday the despite the abandonment of Rumanian Foreign Minister, Mi Ga- the operations in southern foncu, stated the peace of the Danu- Norway owing to the blan regiona and the Balkans were insufficiency of air bases.
the war in Norway
related to the Mediterranean.
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KING HAAKON IN SWEDEN?
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL”) Stockholm, To-day.
It is unconfirmedly reported that King Haakon of Norway and the Nygaard- avold Government are at present in Sweden.-Havas.
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THIRD NAZI ATTACK ON WOUNDED
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BTOCKHOLM, TO-DAY. THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
HAS INFORMED THE INTERNA
TIONAL RED CRO88 ÄT GENEVA THAT CONVOYS TRANSPORTING WOUNDED WERE ATTACKED FOR
y
THE THIRD TIME ON WEDNESDAY, WATERS, BY GERMAN PLANES.
IN NORWEGIAN TERRITORIAL
Heavy losses were suffered, the vic- tims including doctors and nurses.
The Norwegian Government has re- quested the Red Cross to approach the
German Government with a request to respect the Red Cross signs on Nor- wegian ships. Havos.
Reuter adds women nurses were among those killed.
CLODIUS CONCLUDES HUNGARIAN VISIT
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Budapest, To-day. Conversations have just concluded between Dr. Clodius, the Nazi econo- mic expert, and the Hungarian au- | thorities which will result in increased German-Hungarian trade. Germany aims to receive from Hungary mainly agricultural products. Havas.
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