TURKISH PACT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23489, 28 October 1939, Page 11

TURKISH PACT

RUMANIAN REACTION FOUR MINISTERS RECALLED CONFERENCE IN BUCHAREST (Received October 27, 10.30 p.m.) BUCHAREST, Oct. 37 The Rumanian envoys to Turkey, Bulgaria, Groece and Yugoslavia have been summoned to Bucharest to attend a conference. This step is a result of the situation created |jy the agreement between Britain, France and Turkey. WIDELY WELCOMED OPPOSING AGGRESSION ALLIES' FINANCIAL HELP (Received October 27, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON. Oct. 20 In the course of his review of the war the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, said in the House of Commons that the outstanding event of the past week in foreign affairs had been the signature of the treaty with Turkey. "The treaty has been received with profound satisfaction throughout the Empire and France," he said, "and it is a great encouragement to us to know that it has been widely welcomed in many other parts of the world. That, doubtless, is because the world sees in it a guarantee for the maintenance of peace in at least one region of the world. "It is a purely defensive instrument, threatening none, and is designed only to oppose aggression. Wo are proud to feel that under its provisions wo now share mutual responsibilities with the Turkish people, for whose patriotism, probity arid valour we have long cherished a high regard. •'1 should like to take this opportunity of informing the House that Britain, France and Turkey have been discussing for some time the question of financial and economic assistance for Turkey," Mr. Chamberlain added. "The assistance to be given relates particularly to the supply of war material.. "Conversations on this subject have been taking plnce in London with the Turkish military mission, and it has been a great pleasure to us to welcome the mission and its distinguished loader. General Orhay, to this country. The conversations have been conducted in a spirit of frankness and cordiality, and arc now nearing completion. I am confident that they will load to useful, practical results." NEEDS OF GERMANY SUPPLIES FROM RUSSIA TRADE MISSION IN BERLIN (Received October 27, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 20 A Russian trade delegation has arrived in Berlin, says _ the. Rotterdam correspondent of the Times. It is announced that German navmonts for Russian goods, etc., includes the cost of a process plant for the manufacture of synthetic petrol and rubber.