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Route Through Yugoslavia Believed Needed by Nazis For Drive Eastwards New York, Nov. 22.
The Axis drive into the southwestern Balkans through Albania and Greece is the fitting of another segment of a jig saw puzzle. Greece is to be watched, but so are Spain and Portugal Even more closely to be watched are Turkey and Russia, it is thought here.
The Italian venture into Greece has not started with the usual Blitzkrieg style of the Axis. Still it is not Axis style—specially Hitler style—to start an adventure without some motive.
Mussolini would not have started on his Greek campaign without consulting Hitler first. Their meeting at Florence evidenced the close partnership in the venture.
It would therefore seem that Turkey and Russia, the powers most directly involved, will not be drawn into the conflict if the Axis can help
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