TURKISH FEARS
THOUGHT TO HAVE CAUSED SAMOS SHOOTING. NERVOUSNESS OVER SPEECH BY MUSSOLINI. DISCUSSION PROCEEDING. ISTANBUL, July 17. It is generally believed that the Samos shooting was due to the nervousness inspired in Turkey by Signor Mussolini’s speech of March 18, stating that Italian expansion to Asia was necessary. The Turkish Government feared that the speech might portend action against the Aegean seaboard and instructed coastguards 'to be most vigilant. The neighbourhood is also full of smugglers. The British Ambassador has gone to Ankara to discuss the incident with the Turkish Foreign Minister. It is understood that he is requesting a joint Anglo-Turkish inquiry. Ten British warships, including the Queen Elizabeth and seven destroyers, have arrived at Samos. It is officially stated that these are merely normal movements and have no connection with the shooting. (Another message dealing with the Samos episode appears on page 2.)
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Wairarapa Age, 19 July 1934, Page 5
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146TURKISH FEARS Wairarapa Age, 19 July 1934, Page 5
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