NETWORK OF SPIES
TURKISH DISCOVERY
TENSION HEIGHTENED
EXPULSION OF GERMANS
OFFICIAL DENIAL MADE
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.!
LONDON, February 9. Tension in the Balkans heightened when Turkey uncovered evidence of a network of Nazi agents ready to perpetrate explosions and train wrecks at a signal from Berlin, making it impossible to allow Germans to remain in strategic positions. It is alleged that German agents caused an explosion on the steamer Tintern Abbey on January 30. A spokesman for the Governor of Istanbul denied that Germans had been ordered to leave Turkey. ■ . *
Germany regards the affair as a trade matter between the Krupp shipyard and the Turkish Government. Th« German view is that the technicians were, not dismissed, but were forced to cease work because of lack of materials from Germany.
Meanwhile, the Italo-Turkish trad* negotiations have been "successfully concluded. Some foreign observers see significance in the agreement as paving the way to Italian action in the event of a Russian move in the Balkans.
Informed circles in Rome say that Italy's policy continues to, be one of support for every effort to maintain peace in south-eastern Europe.
The Rumanian Cabinet approved ths decisions of, the Balkan Entente, M. Gafencu emphasising the solidarity of the member States.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 36, 12 February 1940, Page 7
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