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DEFENCE OF BALKANS (Rec. 10.50 a.m.) London, Jan. 9. Hitler is believed to have given orders that the Russians must be prevented at all costs from breaking into the Balkans, says the diplomatic correspondent of the “Sunday Express.” He is determined to keep Rumania in the war even if it means new Russian gains in Poland. Apart from a desire to prevent the Russians from taking Balkan airfields and Rumanian oilfields, the Germans hope that the penetration of Poland by the Russians will make mischief between the Allies. There are already persistent rumours that King Michael and his Ministers want peace at any price. Informed diplomats in London believe the Balkan countries will not remain in the way very long. Reports reaching London state that political turmoil in the Balkans is bordering on panic.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 10 January 1944, Page 2
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137AT ALL COSTS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 10 January 1944, Page 2
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