THE BALKANS

Grey River Argus, 29 July 1940, Page 8

THE BALKANS

BRITISH REPRISAL AGAINST ROUMANIA Germany’s Moves (British Official Wireless] BUCHAREST, July 27. Th e Ministry of Marine ha s announced that the British have seized three Roumanian ships at Port Saia. (Received July 28, 7 p.m.) RUGBY, July 27. Recent actions of the Roumanian Government have caused dissatisfaction fn London. A formal" protest: is being considered. The Roumanian Government has taken a number of measures directly designed to injure British interests in Roumania. ft placed restrictions on the movement of British ships on the Danube River, and has enforced measures gravely detrimental to British oil interests in Roumania by th e expulsion of British engineers from Roumania. and by interfering with the administration of the Romana Company. Meanwhile, the British Government is holding itself free to impose such measures as it may see fit by way of reprisal for action by the Roumanian Government. Th e British Government has held up thr ee Roumanian ships in the Mediterranean Sea. LONDON, July 27. It is learned in London that the British 'have detained three Roumanian ships at Port Said. This followed the seizure of over twenty British-owned barges on the Danube by Roumania. BERLIN, July 27. A radio, broadcast stated that Roumania has confiscated the Britisn ships in Roumanian harbour s as a reprisal for the Port Said seizures o Roumanian ships by Britain. HITLER’S DIRECTION. ROUMANIA TO NEGOTIATE. (Received July 28, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 27. The Budapest correspondent of the Associated Press of Britain says. “Germany has instructed Roumania to negotiate with Bulgaria and with Hungary, according to reports circt lating in official circles. It is understood that Herr Hitler told the Rou manian delegates that the n JJ otl ?' tions must start at the earliest order to maintain peace in soutn eastern Europe- He is reported to have exerted pressure on Roumania to cede the southern Dobrubja and Transylvania, and to have ex P the desire for. closer rela , tion £ Roumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, even to the extent of military <■ v COrd ’ ’ ROME, July 27 * The Roumanian statesmen, M. Gigurtu and M. Maniolescue. ave arrived here.. BULGARIA AND GERMANY. BERLIN, July 27. Herr Hitler received M. Filoff and M. Popoff. Bulgarian Ministers, at Berchtesgaden. They conferred two hours, after which the Bulgarian delegates left for Sofia A German statement said that the conference was held in a cordial spirit with the traditional friendship of both countries Germany and Turkey trading agreement details.

LONDON, July 25. Germany and Turkey hav e signed a trade agreement for the exchange of good's worth £4,000,000 a Under the agreement, Turkey wd send Germany tobacco, foodstuffs .-.nd in exchange for rolling stock, which was ordered before the wai, spare parts, chemical products, and pharmaceutical supplies, which turkey is unable to obtain elsewheie. The Turkish-German Trade Treaty expired last August, and the German Ambassador (Herr von Papen) has been trying strenuously to patch up a new deal.

It is stated that a German c«rgo vessel, laden with pharmaceutical supplies, has already arrived at instanbul. ......