GERMANY AND BALKANS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 March 1941, Page 7

GERMANY AND BALKANS

JUGOSLAV FIRMER STAND.

[BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.]

LONDON, March 17. The Belgrade correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says Germany three times made representations to Jugoslavia, seeking her co-operation in the new order, but Jugoslavia merely offered to exclude foreign influences” and sign a non-aggres-sion pact, which Germany refused. Military preparations in Jugoslavia continue on a grand scale estimated that two-thirds of the frontline troops have now been called up. The morale <Jf the forces is excellent. Troops everywhere are on the march, and the skies are full of aeroplanes. The army is requisitioning more and more buildings. The Jugoslav newspapers continue to take a firm stand in defence ot Jugoslav neutrality. Reuters correspondent in Belgrade quotes the nSnaoer “Politika” as saying: “Jugoslavia is determined to resist attack on any quarter in defence of her vital freedom and interests The Belgrade correspondent of the Associated Press of .Great Britain states that large numbers of German goops are reported to be'moving up to the Russian-Rumanian frontier, the defence of which Germany a few weeks ago entrusted to Rumanian Considerable German activity continues along the Greek-Bulgarian