NAZIS UNEASY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21508, 22 November 1939, Page 7

NAZIS UNEASY

SOVIET DOMINATION FEARED Deterrent To Drive In West United Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph —Copyright (Received November 21, 7.50 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 21. The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” says diplomats believe that there is uneasiness in Germany over the Soviet’s designs in the Baltic and Balkans. The fears that Russia will take advantage of the German involvement in the west to extend her influence over the Scandinavians are factors deterring the Nazis’ western drive. The original agreenr between Russia and

Germany did not include Finland in Russia’s zone of influence. Soviet troop concentrations on the former border of Czechoslovakia and Poland are unusually heavy. The Germans are worried over the possibility of a Russian attempt in the winter to dominate the Black Sea area. Military authorities believe that a drive to Bessarabia would be best accomplished when the rivers are frozen and the terrain hard, facilitating infantry movements. Germany, it is believed, is further from agreeing with Russia about Balkan zones of influence than at any time. The danger of driving Italy into the Allies’ camp is increasingly complicating her efforts. Diplomats indicate that Russia and Germany are negotiating with Japan independently.