BALKAN COUNTRIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 December 1940, Page 8

BALKAN COUNTRIES

BULGARIA’S NEUTRALITY.

[by CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.]

SOFIA, December 27

Well-informed circles stated that after a stormy meeting the Parliamentary Affairs Committee overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that Bulgaria should adhere to the Axis and sign the Three-Power Pact.

The Bulgarian ( Foreign Minister (M. Popoff) opposed the proposal on the grounds that it did not coincide with Bulgaria’s neutrality and her desire to remain out of the war. •

HUNGARIAN MINISTER.

LONDON, December 28.

The Rome radio, correcting an earlier announcement, explains that Count Michael Teleki, the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, has resigned. It is not the Prime Minister of Hun'gary, who is his brother, who has resigned. '

RUMANIA AND HUNGARY. (Recd. December 30, 1 p.m.) • BUDAPEST, December 29. Considerable tension has been caused as the result of a meeting of 5000 Rumanian Iron Guard members at Klausenburg. A special deputation from the Central Committee was dispatched especially from Bucharest, with Horia Sima’s approval. The Iron Guards openly denounced the Vienna award, and unanimously passed a resolution declaring guerrilla warfare against' Hungary till Transylvania is restored. Arms were distributed to the legionaries, without interference from the authorities.