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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1941
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HUGE BRITISH ARMY REPORTED
ASSEMBLED IN GREECE
YUGOSLAV
REBUFF TO NAZIS
Negotiations Drag On
The Yugoslav-German negotiations are dragging on, with the Nazis still reluctant to agree to the Yugoslav proposal for a non-aggression pact bas- ed on absolute neutrality, coupled with recognition of the complete integrity
of Yugoslav territory and
interests.
Further evidence of the
firm desire of Yugoslavia to maintain absolute neu- trality is contained in a leading article in the in- dependent Belgrade news- paper "Politika," one of Belgrade's principal dailies.
After emphasising that strict neutrality is Yugoelavia's policy, the newspaper stresacs that no- body
threatened hitherto has the country but that Yugoslavia would resist an attack from any quarter.
"Tricks Or Pressure"".
Yugoslavs would reject all at- the tempts to turn them from path they were following to-day and would refuse to submit "to any policy of tricks or pressure which would humiliste them in their own eyes."
In the event of such an at- tempt being made the nation, de- spite its desire for peace, would defend its freedom and indepen- dence, Reuter.
Countess Edda's Escape
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That Countess Edda Ciano, daughter of Signor
And "Still They GREATEST Come" Rumours DEBACLE
From Belgrade
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A FIRM RETICENCE CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED IN OFFI- CIAL BRITISH QUARTERS REGARDING THE SIZE OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY_FORCE LANDED, OR LANDING, IN GREECE, ALTHOUGH THE FACT OF SUBSTANTIAL REINFORCEMENT HAS
WASHINGTON AND HOTTELET ARREST
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The State Depart- ment in Washington announced last night that it had been in- formed that legal counsel will be grant- ed to Richard Hot- telet, United Press correspondent in Ber- lin, arrested by the Gestapo, and that the case will receive the earliest attention of the prosecuting au- thorities.
Hottelet was arrest- ed on allegations of espionage activity.
Washington con- nects the incident with the indictment of Trans-Ocean re- presentatives in America. Interna- tional News Service.
it was attaked by two British planes and sank.
OF WAR
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Greek military circles in Athens estimate that be- tween 35,000 and 50,000 Italian troops have been killed, wounded or taken
prisoner in Albania in the
last week as the Greeks
COME FROM GREEK OFFICIAL QUARTERS.
The Balkans, meantime, is buzzing with reports suggesting that the British Expediturned the Fascist offen- tionary Force thrown across the path of the German menace from Bulgaria is numerical- ly equivalent to the Hitler battalions on the frontier.
The Greeks also have substantial troops in Thrace.
NAZI FIRE BLITZ
German raiders drop- ped many hundreds of in- cendiary bombs on a West of England town last evening but few fires re- sulted.
bombs High explosive
were also used.
London had a brief alert dur- ing the evening but so far no incidents have been reported.
The Air Ministry announce that there is nothing to report con- cerning the daylight hours yes- terday. Reuter.
Heavy A.A. Fire
The official report on A.A. ac- tivity during Saturday night's raid, which was mainly directed against the south-eastern area, in- cluding London, states the enemy The story as told by the Ita-ngain encountered heavy A.A. Ilan newspaper is that Coun fire. téss Edda was travelling to Albania, as a volunteer Red
Cross nurse.
́Mussolini and wife of the The explosion of the torpedoes
Italian Foreign Minister, i killed several members of
- IT IS OFFICIALLY · AN-
PLAYED "HEROIC CALMNESS
NOUNCED THAT EDDA DIS-
One enemy aircraft was pro-
| bably destroyed by gunners. After the engagement the en- ∙gine of the 'plane was heard out out and the aircraft dived steeply towards the sea.
Än Observer. Corpa post in the ́vicinity confirmed the report of a loud crash into the sea shortly afterwards.
the crew of the ship, but many were was aboard a transport rescued, including Countess Edda,
unharmed.. torpedoed by British tor- pedo-carrying planes in the Adriatic, was reveal»
It is likely this. aircraft was ed in Rome yesterday. AND REMAINED AS ONE OF destroyed but it will bo classed The Home correspondent of THE LAST TO LEAVE THE only as probable unless further 1.N.S says that she narrowly SHIP WHICH SANK RAPIDLY." | confirmatory evidence of destruc- escaped death. The transport-INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER- tion is forthcoming. · was on its way to Albunla when' VICE..
Wireless,
British
Latest reports, which need to be taken with reserve, come from ' Belgrade and credit British diplo- matic circles in Istanbul as au- thority for the statement that 150,000 battle-equipped British and Imperial troops are now in North-East Thrace, where
they have taken up positions less than 50 miles from the German army In Southern Bulgaria.
sive into the greatest de- bacle of the war.
Greece is drawing added en- couragement from the presence of British troops and from President Roosevelt's speech.
Athens radio stated: "The speech is a political act of the first magni- tude, which has officially and ir- revocably signed the death war. rant of the Axis new order."
The announcer said the apesch Greek de- has galvonised the fenders into, intensified action In Albania and has increased the rezolve to retist an invasion from Bulgaria.
In addition, there are, It lo It is believed that the British stated (again without official and Greek troops in Thrace now eanction from the British Com- outnumber the Germans facing mand in Cairo) 150,000 further them. - International News Ser
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