(Continued from page 1)
Foreign Office on Mr. Winston Churchill's reference on Sunday to the presence of German troops in Bulgaria.—Reuter, Belgrade "Not Surprised"
Belgrade, Feb. 10.
The rupture of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Rumania was received calmly in Yugoslav diplomatic circles, who expressed no surprise at the development. _These quarters considered that Britain's decision to break with Rumania was motivated by the arrest of à British Consul in Rumania, his detention for ten days, and his handing over to the German authorities, Although he was released later, his arrest was interpreted by the "British as meaning that their officials in Rumania were no longer safe owing to the presence of German troops in Rumania, These circles also consider the decision a result of the present state of affairs in South-East Europe, believe that it was directed more towards Bulgaria than towards Rumania, and was a warning to the former in the event that she should allow German troops to enter her territory.
No immediate consequences were expected to follow the rupture of Anglo-Rumanian relations, although it might have some effect later should Bulgaria's situation be modified,—Havas.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.