Turkey's Attitude Still Obscure Moscow, Sept. 30.
Though on a lesser scale than'when Soviel-German parleys were in full swing, diplomatic activities here con~ tinued at a considerable pace today as M. Sulcru Sarajoglu, visiting Turk {sh Foreign Minister,~conferred with the British and French envoys, while M, Karl Selter, the Bsthonian "For eign Minister, dnd his suite left by air this morning for Talinn after a final dinner last night with Soviet leaders.
Sarajoglu, it was reported, would Jeave Moscow tomorrow although until 3 pam. today, he had not as yet met the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslav Molotoff, whom he came to see four days ago.
He invited Sir William Seeds, the British Ambassador, and M. Payart, the French Charge d'affaires, to confer with him at 6 pin, today.
Sarajoglu, they pointed out, was invited here to negotiate on a new basis the Soviet-Turkish accords temporarily abandoned when British-French-Russian talks failed last month, The arrival of Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, interrupted resumed Soviet-Turkish parleys three days ago and they were not taken up since.
Close' observers of the Soviet-'Turkish "situation "declared that Ankara sent M. Sarajoglu here with "mast friendly instructions," but they also stressed that Turkey was resolved to stand by her engagements to Britain and France.
Tt was rumoured that the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Molotoff, asked the Turkish Government to participate in strict control of Strategic Dardanelles, straits lead to the Black Sea. Nevertheless, it was pointed out that only one Molotoft-Sarajoglu meeting was held to date and that" parleys therefore most Probably were of @ general character.
Turkish Mtlssion for London Istanbul, Sept, 30.
'A. military mission under General Zazim Orbay left for London today continue earlier military talks. Some observers here believe the journey fs connected with the signa ture of mutual assistance pacts with the Western Democracles.—Reuter.
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