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GERMAN TROOPS HUGE NUMBER IN RUMANIA PASSAGE ACROSS HUNGARY (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, Dec. 25. German army trains stretching for 100 miles are moving across Hungary to Rumania, starting a mass movement which is expected to concentrate 300,000 new German troops in Rumania within a month. The Budapest correspondent of the Associated Press says it is learned that the Germans are sending 1160 trains carrying 20 divisions with full equipment, including artillery and motorised vehicles, across Hungary to Rumania before the end of January. Military circles estimate that a maximum of 100,000 German soldiers are already in Rumania, representing the vanguard of an expeditionary force of 300,000 men. Germans are also being sent to Rumania with much bridgebuilding equipment. JUGOSLAVIA'S STAND PEACE WITH NEIGHBOURS (By Wifeless) LONDON, Dec. 26. (Received Dec. 27, at 1 a.m.) The Foreign Minister of Jugoslavia, M. Markvitch, in a speech to-day declared once again that Jugoslavia was determined to keep out of the war and to maintain friendly and peaceful relations with all her neighbours. Jugoslavia, he said, had created a friendly atmosphere, and would do all in her power to keep the atmosphere friendly.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24491, 27 December 1940, Page 5
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