Athens, Apr. 8, Important damage was caused yes~ terday In. the port of Piraeus, near Athens in the Gulf of Aegina, as a Fesult of the explosion of a merchant vessel loaded with munitions, The explosion was reported! in a com= munique issued by. the Greek Minis tty of Home Security today—ateute British Arms to Turkey Istanbul, Apr. 6.
Considerable quantities' of Britis war materials recently have arrived in Turkey, informed circles. said today us British quarters suggested that Turkey might declare war soon but would take no offensive: action, Turkey, the British quarters said, would remain militarily dofensiv but, would permit Britain 10 use Turkish soil, at least for air bases. and also would allow British war= ships across the Dardanelles Straits to the Black Sea—United Press.
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