After the broadcast, many Transylvanians went immediately to the town squares of their villages and started demonstrations against the Vienna decision. It was understood in military circles that the authorities were taking extreme measures to hold the demonstrations within strict bounds to avoid giving Germany any excuse for establishing military control over Rumania.
Informed quarters stated that 120 German divisions have been mobilized not far away to the and west of Transylvania and' aré~ standing watch on the situation to their east and south.
Official circles denied reports circulating in Bucharest that Germany, in return for guaranteeing Rumanian frontiers, had demanded aerial bases in Rumania. Perhaps significant in this connection was the report of recent arrivals from Brashov that they y|had seen German aviation officers the
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