NAZIS’ NEXT MOVE
A SOUTHWARD THRUST BULGARIA AND TURKEY (Rec. 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 13. The Istanbul correspondent of the Daily Mail says Herr von Ribbentrop will shortly visit the Balkans in an attempt to solve problems threatening Germany’s plans in south-east Europe. The German High Command’s efforts to stabilise the Russian front are plainly a prelude to the withdrawal of substantial German forces for use elsewhere. Accommodation for a force of 500.000 is ready in Rumania and Bulgaria. Herr Hitler has failed fourfold to penetrate Asia—through Iraq, Syria, Persia and the Caucasus. His only untried route is through Bulgaria and Turkey, where the framework for an offensive in the form of fully equipped new airfields has been completed for some months. 1 , The purpose of Ribbentrop s visit to the Balkans would appear to be to clear the decks for action.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24790, 15 December 1941, Page 5
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