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WAVE OF ENTHUSIASM SWEEPS THE BALKANS

Yugoslav Coup Stirs BERLIN'S

NEW

YUGOSLAV Excitement U.S. STIFF

CABINET

A WAVE OF ENTHUSIASM AND REJOIC- ING SWEPT GREECE WHEN THE NEWS OF THE YUGOSLAV REVOLUTION BECAME The new Yugoslav Cabi-

KNOWN. ATHENS RADIO FOLLOWED ITS net has been completed by General Simovitch, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEWS BY BROAD- with himself os Prime CASTING THE YUGOSLAV NATIONAL AN- Minister.

THEM AND PATRIOTIC SONGS.

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The three members who resigned from the former Cabinet as

protest ́against the signing of the Axis Pact return to office.

They are M. Kulovetz, who be comes Minister of Public Works. M. Tschubricovitch, who becomes Minister of Agriculture, and

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Special editions of the Greek newspapers were rushed into the streets.

Broad Smiles

PLEDGE TO UPPER

BELGRADE

The United States has

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promised Yugoslavia full The Axis is significant- aid if she is forced to re-ly silent on yesterday's sist aggression.

developments in Yugo-

Mr Sumner Welles, Under- slavia. Secretary of State, announced at

Competent circles in Berlin his press conference in Washing- the United ton yesterday that

stated that up to midday they States Minister in Belgrade had

inform the had received "no authentic in- Men read special editions of been instructed to

the formation in regard to events in hands

newspapers with trembling Yugoslav Government that

the change of power in Yugoslavia is Belgrade," states the official Ger- in strangers

widely welcomed in the United streets shook hands excitedly,

The King of Greece entered States as a matter of self-con-man news agency, and therefore

General opinion in Athens is that the "Yugoslav people have proved worthy of its brave and chivalrous tradition."

Demonstrations of sup-| Budishlevitch, who has resumed port for the Yugoslavs were general in Salonika. Local Serbian residents showed unrestrained joy and there were also scenés of fervent enthusiasm on the Albanian front.

office as Minister of Interior.

jer.

The Croat leader, Dr.

Although he was a

Mat-

mem-

chek, becomes first Vice-Prem ber of the previous Cabinet and a party to adherence to the Axis Pact, he has always opposed subservience to Germany.

All Parties Included

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M. Yovanovitch has been pointed second Vice-Premier. He was among those who earlier op-

the

and

to smiling gratulation Military Headquarters

liberty-official and every

semi-official circles and woman, and in Berlin refrain from taking up. happily and broad smiles broke loving man out on the faces of his Ministers. that in accordance with the Lease any attitude in the matter.

in Washington, the coup and Lend Act, President Roose-

It Is d'etat is the sole topic. described as the most cheering British and the news since Greek defeats of the Italians.

At points where Greeks and Yugoslavs

in were

contact, the

countries soldiers of

two embraced each other and luted their respective flags.

Matsuoka Rebound itself the news of In Athens

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pealed to Prince Paul against the coup d'etat was received with signature of the Axis Pact.great enthusiasm.

The Cabinet includes, represen- Crowds gathered outside the

Legation tatives of all leading Serb, Croat Yugoslav

shouting and Slovene parties-Reuter.. "Long Live King Peter."

ITALY'S AFRICAN

EMPIRE NOW AT

THIS

ma.

of ITALIAN velt is able, in the interest

OFFICIAL QUAR- the national defence of the United TERS · LIKEWISE DECLINE TO States, to render effective

EXPRESS ANY VIEW CON- terial assistance to nations seek CERNING ing to preserve their indepen- EVENTS. dence and integrity against aggres. WIRELESS sion.

THE

·· BELGRADE ΤΟ ACCORDING

REPORTS - FROM

ROME.

IT IS THOUGHT IN WASH- INGTON THAT.

Mr. Welles also indicated that No, telephone message has been FIRST

MAJOR DIPLOMATIC Yugoslav assets in the United received in Rome from the Italian DEFEAT FOR HITLER WILL BE States, which were frozen this, Legation in Belgrade, it was OF ENORMOUS IMPORTANCE week, might be released. Reuter. added.-Reuter. ELSEWHERE THAN IN THE BALKANS.

It is thought in Washington, for instance, that Hitler demand- ed the signature by Yugoslavia of the Axis Pact when he did in order to impress Mr. Matsuoka and to induce Japan to enter the

war.

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WAVELL'S MERCY General

(By Reuter's Military Commentator) Strike

ITÁLY'S AFRICAN EMPIRE is now in the

hands of General Wovell, and with the fall of In

In Syria

Keren, General Wavell is a free man to fight another enemy.

free

The Italians fought at Keren as they have never fought before in the history of their race. They fought superbly — and now they have been beaten only because of the out standingly brilliant tactics of General Wavell.

General Wavell did an astonish- | Gallabat.~. Ing thing. After his capture of Sidi Barrani, on the Egyptian- Libyan border, he diverted the captured two forces which had

The general strike has broken out afresh in many centres in Syria, says a Jerusalem des- patch to the Independent French Agency

Omces have been closed, and Few commanders have: ever traffic suspended in Damascus, risked such an operation with Aleppo and other towns, it is distance to traverto in between stated, while military forces have of more than 1,000 miles over been sent to Damascus and Alep

I po. desert country, shadman

The leaders of the "national GENERAL WAVELL AND THE MAJORITY OF HIS FORCES bloc" who instigated the move- HE CAN ment, claim a wide degree of au- Their task was to undertake ARE NOW FREE operations from Kassala, on the LEAVE AFRICA IF NECESSARY tonomy for Syria and the call-

APPLY HIS GENIUS ing of a National Assembly. Eritrean border, whence the at- AND

Reuter on Keren really began, to ELSEWHERE REUTER,

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