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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 109, 1 February 1940, Page 9

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Yugoslavian View Of Balkans’ Position

RADIO INCIDENT 1,500,000 Rumanians Now Stand At Arms .By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received January 31, 9.20 p.m.) LONDON. January 31. Broadcasting by a mistake a statement by the Yugoslavia Foreign Minister. M. Marcovitch, which was intended to be a confidential guide for newspaper editors, the national wireless revealed that Yugoslavia is convinced that the Balkans are in no way threatened and there is no need for special anxiety about the future, states a message’ from Belgrade. The Bucharest correspondent of the British United Press says that nearly 2.000.000 Rumanians ' will have undergone military training before April. At present 1,500.000 men are under arms.

CONTROL OF OIL Statement On Measures In Rumania Rumania’s Minister of Commerce said on Tuesday that the measures Rumania was taking to organize oil production were aimed solely at meeting national requirements. Rumania was absolutely determined to safeguard her neutrality, and claimed the right to follow a policy in accordance with her position as a neutral. Oil was tire basis of Rumania's economy, and accounted for more than GO per cent, of her exports. It was essential for her military forces, and there was an urgent need for the expansion of production. He was speaking at the installation of the Commissioner-General of the Oil Industry. The Commissioner-General said that the aims of the new organization were to co-ordinate production, distribution, and consumption to ensure necessary supplies for tlie Rumanian Army and for I he purpose, of national economy.—By radio. GERMAN SHORTAGE Oil Taken From Czechs (Received January 31, .8.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 30. The Belgrade correspondent of tlie “New York Times” says It is reliably reported that the German oil shortage has caused the compulsory transfer to the Reich of 3000 tons of lubricating oil from Prague railway stations, resulting in a scarcity of oil in the protectorate, which already has reduced its passenger service. Half of its rolling stock is being kept in the repair shops and the busy locomotives are be ing strained with overloading.