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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1941

Turkey Signs Pact Of Friendship With Germany

Territorial Integrity Guaranteed

A TREATY OF friendship between Turkey and Germany was signed in Ankara at 9 ́o'clock last night by Franz von Papen, the Nazi Ambassador, and Dr. Sarajoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, says the official German news agency.

INVASION PORTS BLITZED

Text of the treaty consists three Articles, which state:-

of

1. Germany and Turkey bind themselves mutually to respec the integrity and inviolability of their national territory and not to resort to any measures, diren or indirect, against their treaty partner.

2. GERMANY AND TURKEY HIND THEMSELVES IN THE FUTURE ON ALL QUESTIONS TOUCHING THEIR COMMON INTERESTS TO HAVE FRIEND- LY CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO REACP AN UNDERSTANDING IN OF SUCT

QUESTIONS.

ex-

The R.A.F. struck again THE TREATMENT at the Nazis on the French The third Article provides fo side of the Channel last ratifications, which will be

changed in Berlin. evening, when bombers,

The Treaty is valid for escorted by fighting form-years, with the possibility of pro- ations, made an offensive longation-Reuter.

sweep across the Straits of Sarajoglu Statement Dover.

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"Actual and existing obligations Coast watchers saw large num- of the two parties are unaffected " bers of our fighters roaring out | declared the Turkish Foreign across the Straits.

Minister,

Sarajoglu, in a For some time after the bomb-statement to pressmen on the

by Ankara radio which broke

Dr.

er force went out, explosions, German-Turkish Treaty quoted into the normal programme at 11

apparently from salvoes of bombs, rocked the Kent coast.

Targels near Boulogne were be- lieved to have been attacked. A terrife explosion, heard and felt the on the Kent coast during afternoon, rocked buildings and was one of the heaviest experi- enced for a long time.

In the course of the combined Bon ber and fighter raid over Northern France, a military camp vas bombed and nine German aircraft destroyed. Four R.A.F. fighters were lost.-Reuter.

13 Nazi Planes Shot Down

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SPITFIRE

HURRI- AND CANEB

THE FIGHTER COMMAND PROVIDED THE ESCORT FOR OUR BOMBERS IN THE SUCCESSFUL RAID OVER OCCUPIED FRANCE YESTERDAY.

They also swept the Channel and enemy-occupied territory, shooting down 13 ME's and severe- ly damaging several others.

A number of fighter squadrons provided the escort and although German fighters tried to attack the bombers, every one was fought off by the R.A.F. pilots who guarded the bombers to the target, protected them during the successful bombing and brought them all back to base without loss.

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One pilot reports that ME's tried to attack the bombers soon as they crossed the French coast and until they were half way back across, the Channel.

"Forty to 50 ME's attacked us for 30 minutes," says one of the pilot's reports.

p.m. to radiate the text of the treaty and Dr. ments.

Sarajoglu's com-

Declaring that Turkey and Germany have confirmed for the future that the two countries will another in any not oppose one

The Royal Navy now have "Motor Launches in service, used for general patrol work such

as anti-submarine and anti E-boats, Photo shows three of the Naval Motor Launches on pátrol,

The censor has eliminated armament features (Copyright, Fox.)

BRITISH VIEW DISMAL

OF THE NEW PACT

SILENCE

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent) IN

IN BERLIN

EVER SINCE YUGOSLAVIA and Greece were overwhelmed by the Nazi forces, Tur- key has been subjected to ever-increasing pressure to bring her into line with the Axis.

Not only has the German occupation of the Aegean Islands exposed Turkey to the menace of attack where her defences were weakest but she has had little support or way," Dr. Sarajoglu said: "Ture encouragement from her nearest neighbour, never been in opposition in the with whom her ties have been very close.

key and

Germany, who

course of the vicissitudes of world events for centuries, and whose mutual relations have al- ways been clear and correct, have in the treaty laid the foundation of their friendship on a most solid busis."

Dr. Sarajoglu expressed "pleasure" in announcing signa- ture of the treaty and referred to "the very special efforts that who my friend, von Papen, knows

has

my country well, made to bring about this re- sult."

Finally, Dr. Sarajoglu express- ed the wish that "the publications

of the press

and radio of

our

countries should be made in the spirit of friendship and mutual trust which characterises rela- tions between Germany and Tur-

key,"

Notes Exchanged Simultaneously with the sign- ing of the Turkish-German Treaty, identical Notes were ex- changed between the two coun- tries, and using as a basis the experience each country has had of the other in war, the two coun- tries will henceforth enter into basis for the carrying out of this negotiations' to establish a treaty

A Polish squadron which form- agreement." ed part of the escort was con-

A joint declaration, disseminat- stantly attacked while over France ed by press and radio, expressed but prevented any chemy planes the wish that the press and radio always of both countries shall getting near the bombers.

During this operation Spitfires bear in mind, in all they publish and Hurricanes of other squadrons and broadcast, the spirit of friend- swept the Channel and Northern ship and mutual trust animating

their nations. Router. France.

The total figure of enemy casualties includes only those aircraft seen to crash and taking no account of those probably destroyed but which did not crash within sight of British `älrerdít.—- British Wireless,

WOMEN OF 23-24 TO REGISTER.

SUCCESSFUL CHASE

GERMAN PROTEST REJECTED

Mr. Sumner Welles, United States Under-Secretary of State, indicated at his press conference yesterday 'that the United States has the flatly rejected German protest re- garding the closure of consulates. -Reuter.

CYPRUS FOOD PROBLEMS

Turkey has also suffered severe. ly by the defection of France, which deprived her of her prin- cipal source of war material.

In these circumstances it is not surprising that the Turks

entered have finally

into an agreement of limited scope with Germany.

it is very much to their credit that they have resisted German pressure to break their commitments with Great Bri- tain or to agree to any infrac- tion of Turkish sovereign rights such as allowing German troops the right of passage through Turkey.

Turkey has not only preserved her present state of non-involve- ment in the war but while main- taining her sovereignty and ter. ritorial integrity, has shown her determination to remain faithful to the spirit of goodwill arid. friendship implicit in the Anglo- Turkish Trekty of Alliance.

Reservation

The new treaty specially makes a reservation in respect of Tur- key's previous commitments.

German reaction to the closing of German consul- ates in the United States is described as a "dismal silence" by the Berlin of the correspondent "Stockholm Tidningen,' who says there is an im- pression that Germany prefers to be surer of her position before answer- ing.

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The situation borders on rupe ture, though an open conflict "is not imminent since the nerves of both parties are good and it is hardly likely that either will pre- cipitate events,

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Germany, adds the correspon- dent, desires to delay the break as long as possible. Her chief desire is to avoid facilitating Pre- cident Roosevelt's "war policy."

Only measure adopted so far has been the freezing of Ameri- can crédits in Germany, and probably ́alto the implication that this will also apply to oc- cupled countries.

The principal of "not to allow ourselves to be provoked," hitherto followed, is no longer applicable to Germany but it is desired to maintain world uncer- ta.nty.

Inopportune

Though Germany is not pleased with the latest American-mea- sure, it is yet considered in- opportune to say so.

The Rome correspondent of the "Tidningen" says, that while the It may be assumed Germany balance of the mutual freezing of will exaggerate the significance credits by the U.S. and ⠀ Italy of the new agreement and will benefits Italy, the relatives of attempt to exploit it as part of emigrants in America, accustom-. the nerve war upon Russia, but ed to receive regular remittances, it will not destroy Turkey's will suffer hardship.-Reuter, friendship for Great Britain nor involve Turkey in any course that would be an embarrassment to Great Britain.

The British authorities have Asked whether adequate steps throughout been kept, "informed have been taken to ensure the of the progress of the negotia- provision of essential foodstuffs tions-Reuter. for the population of Cyprus, “as the war in the Mediterrancan develops," the Colonial Under- Secretary stated the food position In the island gives no cause for

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