London, May 13, The press this morning stressed the importance of the Anglo-Turkish agreements which give a further Impulse to the Anglo-Soviet negotiations.
"The success already achieved by British diplomacy should further progress the Anglo-Soviet_ discussions," "the Times" stated. "Similarly, the existence of a Franco-Soviet agrecment may promote and certainly cannot impede a Franco-Turkish Pact."
According to the "Daily Herald, the successful conclusion of the agreement is a hard blow to German diplomacy which had strained every nerve first to prevent it and then to persuade the Turks to. conclude a simullancous agreement with Germany which would in fact have nullified it. Von Papen was sent specially to Ankara for this purpose Dut he only' succeeded in' adding to his reputation as Germany's unlucky diplomat. Every step which will give the maximum possible strength 10 a peace alliance must be taken. And the next and easiest and the most effective step is a full—noy a_halfhearted—co-operation with the Soviet Union."—Havas. rans Stresses Importance Paris, May 13.
The entire press here stressed the strategic imparlance of the Anglo-'Turkish and the forthcoming Franco: Turkish accords which will permit a speeding up of the negotiations with Soviet Russia. The press considers: the accords with Turkey axa. defeat for the Reich which attempted every way to prevent them from "Lo Figaro" stressed that "he economic agreement between Great Britain and Rumania and the agree ment between Great Biitain and Turkey were concluded despite all atlompts by German diplomacy."
The paper emphasized that Dr. Franz von Papen, the new German Ambassador to Turkey, first made offers and then issued threats to prevent the agreement, but in vain.
Writing in "Lo' Populaire," the well-known journalist Pierre' Brossolette, pointed out that "Dr. Goebbels can hardly speak now of his. view that the democracies talk while the axis powers act "Truthfully speaking, the demo-facies "are" acting. also," he. said.
method excludes all noise. But this method did not prevent Great Britain from' gaining two the expense of her opponents' the conclusion of a commercial accord with Rumania and the conclusion of A mutual assistance agreement with Merlin miter Berlin, May "We do not were also understand {9 have listened byroadeast which was heard in Enuland by owners of short wave length yaudio receiving sets. that. in the event of an _aguression leading to war in the Mediterranean they would be prepared to cooperate effectively and lend each other every aid and assistance, "This ration, ike the pro= knot directed a is. designed Turkey Turkey," he added, "has tet her self be lured away from a traditional speech reesived in the morning. new! Crom a five-col article in the Mr. El nized by the it certain matters Including a more precise definition the "various conditions would bring tde reciprocal engasements into operation. will require a the British policy means to world peace.
Contending that the Dardanelles: would be necessary 10 Great Br ice If they were to carry out intoes to Greece and Rum headline on the speech. The "Daily Mall" "headlined its story of the speech, "Duke of Windsor calls for 1 "Daily Mail" was the only morning newspaper to comment on the radio address by the Duke. the journal said, "exer-son, What he had to say was whi ig in the minds of all men of goodwill that international problems an land should be settled by reason rather than' force."—United Press.
This fe the establish of security' in the Balkans, and are consulting together with the object of achieving: this purpose as speedily as possible. It is" under:
that the arrangements men tiened above donot preclude either fernment from. making—agree ments with other parties" in the eneral interest of the consolidation of peace."—Havas, Is no doubt that the pur chase price of Turkey's entry into the front is to include also. areas in North Syria to Turkey by France."—Reuter,
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