GRAVE MISGIVING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20452, 13 January 1941, Page 5

GRAVE MISGIVING

NAZI ARMY MOVES TROOPS IN BALKANS ARMY OF HUNGARY PRESSURE ON BULGARIA ALARM IN RUMANIA (.Glee. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) (Reed. Jan. 13, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 11. The Istanbul correspondent of The Times says it is reported from Bucharest that German troop movements .are causing grave misgivings in Rumania. Russia is said to have seriously cautioned Berlin about this, to which Germany replied that she was merely replacing troops requiring rest.

The correspondent reported that Hungarian army mobilisation had been interrupted as a result of stern Russian intervention, but not before strong Hungarian detachments had occupied strategic Carpathian summits outside the territory granted to Hungary under the Vienna award.

The Rumanians are thoroughly alarmed at these occurrences, which are considered as the forerunners of grave events in the Balkans.

It is generally believed in Turkey that Germany is exerting strong pressure on Bulgaria to adhere to the tripartite pact and allow the passage of German troops, but it is believed that Bulgaria is wary of making a move likely to upset Russia. Germans in Rumanian Uniforms The arrival of General Killinger in Bucharest is awaited with apprehension. It is feared that he will exert an overwhelming influence in politics in the attempt to reinstate the Iron Guard Government. The infiltration of German troops continues. German officers and soldiers wearing Rumanian uniforms are already incorporated in Rumanian units. The Sofia correspondent of the Daily Express reports that the Bulgarian Prime Minister, M. FilofT, after interviewing King Boris, announced that he and five members of the Cabinet and 50 Parliamentary supporters would begin tours throughout the country to-morrow. They would explain by speeches the Government’s foreign policy.

Germany is reported to have warned Bulgaria against a further swing to Russia and is also said to be actively campaigning against M. Filoff’s administration. Russian and German antagonism regarding Bulgaria has been intensified since the arrival of German army technicians, about which Russia has asked for full explanation.