“WITHIN LIMITS"

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 179, 1 August 1940, Page 6

“WITHIN LIMITS"

TERRITORIAL CLAIMS ON RUMANIA WILL FIGHT IF NECESSARY STATEMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTER (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received July 31, 10.20 p.m. BUCHAREST, July 31. The Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Manoilescu, issued a statement after a Cabinet meeting, in which ho said that Rumania was determined to keep the Bulgarian and Hungarian territorial claims “within certain limits,” forcibly if necessary. He added that Rumania was determined not to permit further loss of territory after the manner in which Russia took Bessarabia and Bukovina.

NOTE OF PROTEST

BRITAIN TO RUMANIA SATISFACTION SOUGHT LONDON, July 30. The British Note of protest to Rumania is now known to have pointed out that unless the Rumanian Government gives satisfaction on the points at issue a return to normal Anglo-Rumanian relations cannot be expected. The main points of which the British Government is complaining are the detention of British vessels on the Danube, the expulsion of British oil engineers, and interference with the Astra-Romana Oil Company. An Associated Press i eport from Bucharest to-day states that the Rumanian Government has decided to raise by more than half the tax on oil companies, many of which are foreign-owned. In addition, the export tax on all petroleum products will be raised from 14 per cent, to 20 per cent., and the increase will be payable by the exporting companies, wno will not be allowed to raise their prices to cover it.