TURKEY LOYAL TO BRITAIN

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23361, 21 June 1941, Page 9

TURKEY LOYAL TO BRITAIN

• aw* #SUKRU SAKACOGLU’S ||, ' ASSURANCE ' lIMMENT ON TREATY WITH GERMANY A.) LONDON, June 19. 5 Ankara correspondent of the y Telegraph” ' says that the Ish Foreign Minister CSukru oglu), who signed the Turkisnian treaty of friendship for his ry, received the British Ambas(Sir Hugh*? Knatcbbull-Hugessen) ;ave ism assurance that Turkey Is to Britain. „ s Ankara newspaper Ulus, coming on the treaty, says: *We are enewing friendship with Ger- . We are remaining neutral m (implications centring on Turkey, will not be an instrument for ssion against our ally Britain, nor Turkey act in any way that is ipatible with* friendship with any. . , lis does'not spell a change in aal policy. We were never in reement with Britain oyer our r of preventing the spread of war r zone of security. The fact that ;y is not in disagreement with any ovqr-.^defending this policy nly for Britain a feel>f pur security with is' concerned.” seeding to. the Berlin radio, the lent of Turkey (General Inonu) the following telegram to Herr :: “On the Occasion of the signf the treaty, I wish to say I am (ularly happy and satisfied. We entered an era Of mutual trust, ed by the desire perpetually to in in such a relationship.” Herr r replied: “I, too, have a feeling 8 greatest satisfaction.” ( Axis capitals are jubilant over rcaty. . . • (Italian paper “Popolo dißoma’ res: “More than ever Turkey rents the bridge to peace.” ( German paper “Deutsche Diploche Korreapondenz” voices the il German view that* Turkey..; will the mistake she made in thelast, of being on the losers’ side, s “Berliner Lokalanzelger” dels the pact as Britain’s severest, tnatic defeat for a long time,. id Canteen Handed le . food canteen subscribed by hj and Belgian residents in the an Congo-, was-handed over. in on to-day:"> It f wiU ,be used to *d-out area* ot Brlt«ii---Ikmdon, , r '"inill i *

PROPOSALS MADE TO RUSSIA

BRITAIN’S MOVE TO IMPROVE RELATIONS

AUSTRALIAN MINISTER’S

STATEMENT

. (Received June 21, 12.45 a.m.)' CANBERRA, June 20. Emphasising that the situation between Russia and Germany are so conflicting that any opinion Could only be based' on speculation, Sir Frederick Stewart, the Minister for External Affairs, told the House of Representatives that certain proposals

were made to the Soviet Government by the British Ambassador (SuvStafford Cripps) toward, the end of last year, with the object of improving British-Soviet relations, but so far the Soviet had not been prepared to discuss them nor submit counter proP °-lS’ British proposals implied readiness tb settle on a practical basi? questions arising' from Russia s annexation of the Baltic States.

- Supplementary War Credit. —It is officially announced that the House of Commons will shortly be asked to grant a supplementary credit of £1.000.000,000 towards defraying war Senses which maj be incurrerduring: the' year ending. March, 1942< Rugby, June 14, — y