London, Dec. 7.
Diplomatic quarters here are discussing With great interest the threat against Rumania contained in an article published yesterday in the "International Communist Review," advocating the conclusion of a mutual assistance pact between Rumania and Soviet Russia along the lines of those concluded by Moscow with the Baltic states.
Great Britain, it is pointed out here, has given Rumania as well as Greece guarantees that if these countries were clearly threatened in their independence and if they considered it in their vital interests to defend themselves, then Briain would give them all the support in her power.
In connection with the suggestion contained in the article, it is stressed nat according to the treaty of friendship between Turkey and Soviet Russia signed in 1925, both parties bind themselves not to undertake any negotiations with countries situated in their immediate vicinity without informing the other and not to sign any agreement with these countries without the consent of the co-signatory.
Diplomatic quarters here therefore express the opinion that Russia, before entering into any negotiations with Rumania, would normally inform and consult Turkey beforehand, Havas, Information Official In Chungking Chungking, Dec. 88.
Mr. R. H. Scott, China representa. tive of the British Ministry of Information, arrived here by air at noon today from Hongkong" Unable to land on Chungking's commercial airfield owing to a heavy fog, the aeroplane on which Mr. Scott was tra velling had to descend on a field 50 miles from the city. Mr. Scott is expected to spend three weeks in Chungking.—Reuter.
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