Parliamentary circles close to the Government assumed that the twa dictators also had discussed strategy for what they hope will be a decisive operation In early spring.
Herr Hitler was believed to be trying to persuade the British that he would lunch an offensive on several vital fronts, ranging from the Balkans, the Mediterranean and Spain to Eire fand Britain in the hope that such an Immense range of such presumptive operations would induce the British to- disperse their forces.
The same prophets expressed increasing certainty that the Germans were planning to invade Eire in the "They assumed that the invasion pr marily would involve thousands of parachutlats dropped far enough from the coast {0 avoid having their backs Ayainst the ocean.
'The Fuehrer's major plan, they believed, would be to establish suicifont strength in Eire and drastically tocurtall, i¢ not completely cut, Bri-fish communications. with' Ube "Am neas and also to prepare Eire as 9 base for a later thrust at Britalo herself—United Press.
Blow in Mediterranean"
Berlin, Jan. 21.
All morning newspapers here today irrted that the secret conference yesterday between the Fuehrer and 11 Duce was a precursor of a new joint Axis blow against Britain in the Mediterranean, 'The "Essener National Zeitung," first newspaper to comment on the meeting, said, "It holds the—same meaning for' the course of events standing before us as past meetings of the {wo great statesmen for events.
the wai in 1940, "The year 1939 brought: the eradication of the Polish peace disturber and 1940 brought a crushing of the last continental Axis pponet, France. The year 1941 will be crowned with a string of successes and the destruction of England."—United Press.
Bulgarian Rail Services Suspended Sofia, Jan, 21.
The Bulgarian Government Monday suspended seven local railway ser wices in northern Bulgaria, it_ was announced yesterday—United Press.
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