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FOUNDED 1011D WATAZXWF FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1941.

No. 10418

日一月三

GERMANY WORRIED BY LATEST TURN IN BALKANS SITUATION New Yugo-Slav Premier Forms His Cabinet

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King Peter II of Yugo-Slavia, driving with Prince Re- gent Paul. The young King yesterday accomplished a coup when he assumed his royal powers and deposed the Prince Regent, following the latter's agreement of Yugo-Slavian adherence to the tri-Power pact_with_Germany.........

Special to the “Telegraph”

BERLIN, MAR. 27 (UP).—IT IS RELIABLY REPORT- ED THAT GERMANY HAS URGENTLY REQUESTED BEL- GRADE TO INDICATE IMMEDIATELY, WHETHER OR NOT YUGO-SLAVIA WILL ENDORSE THE TRI-POWER PACT.

Prince Peter Takes Over

BELGRADE, MAR. 27 (UP).—THE NEW GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER AUTHORITY AT 2-A.M. TO-DAY AND KING PETER II ASSUM- ED ROYAL POWER AT 3 A.M., WHEN HE ISSUED HIS PROCLAMA- TION. YUGO-SLAVIAN MOBILISATION HAS BEEN . ACCELERATED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOON.

THE GERMAN AND ITALIAN MINISTERS VISITED THE NEW GOVERNMENT THIS MORNING AND WERE INFORMED THAT YUGO. SLAVIA DESIRES TO MAINTAIN FRIENDLY RELATions with Ger- MANY AND ITALY..

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The former Premier and Foreign Minister, M. Cvetkovitch and M. BRITISH SEIZE first detained at the police station, but according to the latest reports they KEREN & HARAR

Cincar-Markovitch respectively, and other Government officials, were at

are now at General Staff Headquarters, and it is believed that they will be subjected to house detention.

At 8 a.m. King Peter drove through the city alone

CAIRO, Mar. 27 (Reuter).-Two tremendous new successes by British Imperial armies in Africa were

and was deliriously acclaimed. Many quarters asserted COURAGE OF announced officially to-night.

that it is perfectly obvious that the new Government is a spontaneous expression of the people's will, reacting to recent events.

The American and British flags were hung on

The first is the capture of the mountain fortress of Keren,, which was beleaguered for the past seven weeks and the fall of which no doubt seals the fate of Eritrea,

if not also Abyssinia.

BOY KING Kept In Shadow

Hot-footed on this comes the second news-the LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter), capture of Harar, the second largest town in Abyssinia.. The manly and courageous role played by the Boy King, While part of the Imperial { night intending to go to his Peler of Yugo-Slavia, has caused Army was sweeping up to grab IF NAZIS

buildings and one American flag, garlanded with flowers, was cheered lustily when carried through the streets.

Prince Paul left by train last

Matsuoka's Conference With Hitler Lasts Over Two Hours

LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter).—Hitler received Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in the new Chancellery, says the official German news agency.

Besides Herr von Ribbentrop, the Japanese Ambassador in Berlin (General Oshima), the German Ambassador in Tokyo (General Eugene Ott) and Herr Meissner, hend of the Presi dential Chancellery, were present.

Herr Doernberg, chief of the protocol, accompanied - Mr Mat- suoka from Bellevue Palace.

The agency adds that the Berlin population gave Air Matsuoka TH "enthusiastic reception." A Hitler! bodyguard rendered military honours] in the Hall of Honour in the Chan-. cellery.

The meeting of Hitler and Mr Matsuoka lasted two and a half hours. According to the omelal German news agency, "all current questions were dealt with in an atmosphere of cordial friendship."

Confining War

Planes, Ships, Tanks

To Flow To Britain

27

(UP).

with typical Wavell blitz speed MAKE GAS

ATTACKS

into the heart of Abyssinia.

country estate near the German a fierce pride but not surprise Mussolini's eagle in Eritrea, an- frontier, but, he was stopped at among those in London who other force was rushing forward Sisak near Zagres and was know him best. turned back. He is now report. Although kept in the shadow led to be in the White Palace, by the Regent, Prince Paul, and The "United Fress" correspondent à group of pro-Axis politicians, was telephoning this message to the youthful monarch has watch. Zurich at 0,30 on Thursday night and the streets were still completely filled ell events silently. He has not with people shouting "Down with the been a puppet in the recent pact! Down with the Reinies! Down dramatic events but has been with Iller!!

quietly awaiting his hour.

New Cabinet BELGRADE, Mar. 27 (Reuter).-

Only a few days ago, fighting was still taking place at Marda Pass which this town is in British barred the route to Harar. To-day

hands.

from all directions,

Britain Is Ready

One more prize remains to be taken before 11 Duce disappears from East LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter); Africa for good---Addis Ababa, un-The Government is taking which British columns are advancing steps to ensure that the whole Prophecy-Fulfilled

Official Communique

population is in a full state of The new Cabinet has been completed London from Belgrade arrived here capture of Keren and Harur is an-tacks.

The last diplomatie bag to reach

CAIRO, Mar. 27 (Router). The preparedness against gas at- by General Simovitch, with himself four weeks ago and contained a letter nounced in a communique,

The as Prime Minister.

Home Secretary, Mr "Eritrea: After heavy fighting for Herbert Morrison, assured The three members who resigned from King Peter to one of his most

nearly a fortnight under the most House of Commons to-day that from the former cabinet as a protest intimate confidants in London. against the signing of the Tripartite may now be revealed that in this difcult physical conditions of climate Britain will in no circumstances Pact return to oflce. They are M./letter the King wrote: "I am waiting and courably supported by the be the first to use, gas, but the

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Kulovelz, who becomes Minister of decide against the Nazis so that I can RA.F., have again defeated a numeri- Germans' record showed that

the day when. Public Works M. Tschubricovitch, who becomes Minister of Agriculture; take charge of the Army"

Within less than and M. Budishlovitch, who

esumes

King's noble ambition -President office as Minister of the Interior,

The Croat leader, Dr. Matchek, fulfilled.

Al- a member of the

adherence to the Tripartite Pact, he has always opposed subservience to

Dr Yovanovitch, appointed second

Special to the “Telegraph" ABOARD U.S.S. BENSON, Mar Roosevelt, aboard the Presidential yacht Patomac which is cruis becomes the first Vice-Premier. ing in Florida waters, has signed the $7,000,000,000 bill which though he was will start a flow of war planes, ships, tanks, food and other provious Cabinet and a party to the materials to Britain and her Allies.

After the meeting, a Wilhelmstrasse apokesman said: "The principle of

A military plane brought the President's signature on the bill Germany. preventing an expansion of the war bill to the yacht from Washing has released funds for a gigantic vice-Premier, was among those who TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 ton just before noon to-day. The arms programme to transform TURN to Pago 5, Column One

the United States into. an "arsenal for Democracy."

Mr Churchill Signs Leases Conceding Atlantic Bases

Defence officials are alrendy, work- ing on schedules envisaging the pro- duction of 80,000 planes by the suum- mer of 1043 and also the production of fleets of merchant ships and arma- ments, the quantity of which has exceeded the imagination of only a few months ago.

LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter).—In a felicitous atmosphere, the Anglo-American agreement for leasing Atlantic bases to The Administration is arranging to the United States was signed in the Cabinet Room, 10 Downing

create an over-all clearing house to handle the vast Street, this afternoon,

arms needs for Lend Act, "marks one more stage in British-Amerlenn accord. The Office Mr Winston Churchill made a the development of the polley of of Production Management announced happy gesture to the American good-neighbourliness and friendly co- that the joint programme already,

Britain signatories by using four special operation to which the two democra- totals $39,177,600,000 while

already placed $3,011,000,000 fountain pens which were after-cles in their common interests have ins

devoted themselves.

worth of war orders in the

United wards presented to Mr John G. Winant, the American Ambas- American and the. Interests of the programme is fully underway within "British Interests are no less than States. It is expected that when the sador, and three colleagues as colonies themselves, where the bases a few months, it will be producing are situated, and Canada and New war equipment twice as fast as Ger- foundland will be served by the ar- many and will be employing 5,000,000 name was en-UTMENT

rangement facilities possible should

under which the fullest more men within one year. Text Released

Possible First Action be given to the United States in order LONDON, Mor, 27 (Router)--The that they may ensure what the Prime The Inter-Departmental group text of the Anglo-American Lense Minister described as security against which is charged with the general Bases agreement, signed to-day, was the dangers of the future?

direction of the Lend and Lease Bill Issued together with an official state- The leasing of these bases repre- are Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary ment.

Colonel sents further and very real contribu- State;

Henry Stimson, The statement says that the signing tions by the territories concerned to Secretary of War; Colonel Frank After 4: BREIf the Lease and tyranny."

-use-agreement; "coming so soon the Ailled-enuse and defence sgainst Kany Secretary of the Navy--Mr TURN to Back Page, Column 5

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Coastal Raids On Britain

Daylight Activity LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter). Some activity by enemy aircraft in the coastal regions during daylight to-day is reported in an Air Ministry communique.

Single aircraft this morning drop- ped bombs in a south-east const town. Houses were damaged but nobody was killed or seriously injured.

In the early afternoon on aircraft dropped bombs on a south coast dis- trict, causing a number of casualties, including several people killed, and, damage to bulidings.

General Strike

In Syria

JERUSALEM, Mar. 27 (Reuter}- out

Keren,

In reply to a question whether that "Abyssinia: Harar is in our hands." statement meant that Britain would Tons of Bombs Dropped retaliate if the enemy used it first, Mr CAIRO, Mar. 27 (Reuter),-An Morrison invited the House to draw R.A.F, communique states that 120 their own conclusion from his words. tons of bombs were dropped on Keren by the RAF. and the South African Air Force during the past 12 days.

Enemy Fought Well

(BY "ACUTEA'S" MILITARY

CORRESPONDENT)

with the fall of Keren, he is free to fight another enemy.

The Italians fought at Keren de they had never fought before in the history of their race. They fought Empire is now in the hands of beaten only because of the outstand

LONDON, Mar. 27.—Italy's African superbly—and now they have been General Sir Archibald Wavell and, TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Envoy

Predicts Total Victory for Britain

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Mar. 27 (UP)—Speaking at a luncheon given by the British Employers Confederation to-day, Mr John Winant, the American Ambassador said he was of the opinion that under Mr Churchill's lendership, Britain 'will win a total victory, A general strike has broken

"Strength of understanding, shot stone dead rather than see this ofresh in many centres in Syria, says and leadership is making itself cause let down."

Jerusalem dispatch to the Inde felt more and more day by day. beller that Yuga-Slavin would repu- expressed his pendent French agency.

It has already enabled you Ofices have been closed and trafle resist what no slave or regiment frontiers against aggression. "I do to diate the Axis pact and defend her has been suspended In Damascus,

not know what will happen, and one cannot be sure of anything, but believe it reasonable to expect that we shall have a Government in

Mr Churchill also

Homs, Hama, Aleppo and other towns, ed people could ever resist. It it is stated, while milltary forces will bring you total victory." have been sent to Damascus and Aleppo.

In reply, Mr. Churchill expressed Yugo-Slavia which will repudiate the Leaders of the "national bloc," who his pleasure at Mr Winant's presence phet which was signed the day before Instigated the movement, claim a wide in Britain, saying "It-given-us-the yesterday, and will be ready to defend degree of autonomy for Syria and feeling that all of President Roose the honour of her frontiers against the calling of the national assembly volt's men give, that they would be aggression, he declared.