The Archive · 1939

Moly Seeks Balkan Bloc

Rome, Sept, 21 Moly furthered her apparent' drive eliza the European war creating a neutral Balkan peace bloc yesterday when the Government announced Italy was withdrawing il troops from the Greek frontier.

The announcement said the action eas being taken because of "peace-Ualo-Greek " "relations." Ts taking action along the Ttalian the announcement -said.

The action was generally interpreted as supporting Tlaly's _efforts to create a Balkan peace bloc com-

Paris, Sept, 21.

Soviet troops yesterday reached the Sud-Corpathian-Ukraine—other-Wise known as Ruthenia—and captured Kryniazwa, on. the Polish-Hungarian frontier, "says a French dispatch from. Cernaull.

Soviet troops, he " adds, occupied the whole of the "Polish-Rumanian frontier since yesterday, "frustrating Germany's well-known a common frontier with "The Russian advance is expected strongly to influence Slovakia, Bohemia and Moravia—Reuter.

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