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CHOKED WITH TANKS RAILWAY SIDINGS IN SOFIA LONDON, Oct. 8. The Istanbul correspondent of the Associated Press says that two reliable Embassy sources report that from Greece and Bulgaria to Rumania, and presumably to the Russian front, there is a steady flow of light and medium German tanks. The railway sidings in Sofia are choked with the same types of tanks awaiting transport " northwest." It is also reported that German troops stationed in Bulgaria are moving to Rumania by day and night. It is believed that the German losses, particularly tanks, in Russia, have been so heavy that they have, been forced to draw on their reserves of light tanks to replace the* heavier types lost. FINLAND'S INTENTIONS ■ BRITAIN STUDIES, REPLY i LONDON, Oct. 8. j The British Government is considering the reply received from Finland to the Note asking Finland to i define her position in relation to ] Russia. The United States Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, said to-day that the United States, as well as Great Britain, was anxious to learn Finland's intentions.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24733, 9 October 1941, Page 8
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178LATE NEWS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24733, 9 October 1941, Page 8
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