RUMANIAN MINISTER CALLED TO BERLIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 165, 13 July 1940, Page 9

RUMANIAN MINISTER CALLED TO BERLIN.

AXIS PRESSURE.

Balkan States' Problems

Increase.

YUGOSLAVIA AND TURKEY

United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received noon.) LONDON', July 12. The Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Manoilescu, has been invited to Berlin for political discussions, states a message from Bucharest. A Rumanian decree provides that the names of all foreign shareholders in the oil companies, with the dates and places of purchase of shares, must be registered with the Ministry of National Economy within 30 days. Persistent rumours of British-owned companies endeavouring to of shares to Russian interests are denied. They are believed to have emanated from German sources, with to forcing Rumania to assume control of all companies. The rumours have probably precipitated the new decree, which is interpreted in some quarters as a step towards nationalisation. Blockade of Ships Denied. It is also denied that the Rumanian Navy blockaded 50 British tankers, or that any British tankers are in Rumanian ports. The Bucharest correspondent of "The Time 6" reported in an earlier message that Rumania's Axis-inspired pblicy of curbing British interests had now been extended to British shipping in the Danube, where four British tugs, 13 jrrainjigbters and three oil tankers had been forcibly prevented from moving. The report added that the Rumanians were also restraining 30 French vessels which were transferred to British companies before the armistice, and that the British Legation had protested without avail. "The Times" Belgrade correspondent states that Yugoslavia is rapidly becoming a corporative State under the pressure of German demands that inter- | nal orientation must be towards the I Axis. I The Serbian newspaper "Vrcme" says: "The democratic system of Yugoslavia has induced an endless series of failures. We welcome the new system." Hungarian political circles state that Germany and Italy have guaranteed

that all the Hungarian claims against Rumania will ho fulfilled, provided Hungary withholds action while Germany and Italy arc at war, says a Budapest report. Nevertheless. Hungary will maintain armed preparedness while Rumania is mobilised. Turkey Calls Up Cavalry. Seventeen classes of Turkish cavalry are to be called up on Monday, according to a report from Ankara. All soldiers who were given leave because of ill-health are being recalled to-day. The French Ambassador to Turkey. M. Massigli, has sent a letter to the Turkish Foreign Minister. M. Saracoglu. describing as a falsehood the German White Book allegations that Britain and France had plotted with Turkey to bomb the Soviet oilfields at Baku. The Moscow radio denies that the Soviet has sent, an ultimatum to Turkey or that Russian troops are massins on the Iran frontier.

BELIEF IN TURKEY.

No Immediate Danger In The Present Situation.

FAITHFUL TO FEIBITBS

(Received 1 p.m.) ISTANBUL. July 12. The Prime Minister, Dr. Refik Saydam, in a speech in the National Assembly said: '"Turkey remain* faithful to her friends and has no aggressive intentions against her neighbours. ''I do not believe there eini:itrl*\s have aggressive intentions against Turkey, and I do not see in the ]> esi-nt situation any immediate dunper for Turkey. Propaganda makes no iinjiros-inii on this country."