The Archive · 1939

Serious Fighting on Fronter

Sughet, Mar. 18 Some of the most serious fighting which have yet ocearved in Ruthenta Between Uiisinions and Hungarians {ook place inthe early hours today In-the neighbourhood of Bocsao "At one time, the Ukrainan. Nationalist Guaeds put up such stiff resist-{ance that the. Hungarians were 02 iiged to send forward reinforcements Fapidly from Tacowo. By 430 ame ihe 'Ukrainian Guards fad been re= pulsed, and 380 of them crosse the Frontier into' Romania," where they were interned.

The families of a number of Ruthenian Ministers have left Sighet for Zaures, where they ore. meeting Augustin Volos, Premier of the Cirpatho-Ukrain. From Zagreb, they felt travel with, Mgr. Valosin to Vienna, where the Ukrainian Propaganda Bureau, which is the centre Brvaclivities in favour of an independent Ukrainian State is est ablished—Reuter.

Prague, Mar. 1 Oteervers here one considerably wti'oy tie" ect wat Gerona Premie Seotnanly Joe the vas tow Soon the umber of trope being far ttl which would have then toneited normally fo the SSpausn' of Bohemia and Morris Met Savers "wonder whelbat Ccormany te not Gong undertake further action, possibly against Budapest.

Germans in Bratislava who, for the past two months, were shouting "Hell the 15th of March" are now shouting "Hell April" Observers state that this may' be the signal for march against Budapest.

According to unconfirmed information, the Hungarian Government hat asked the Reich for explanations regarding the concentration of Ger~ man troops along the Western Hungarian frontier several weeks ago. Havas, British Cabinet Summoned London, Mar. 18, The High Commissioners of the various Dominions have been, con voked to attend this afternoon's ex. traordinary Cabinet' meeting. " They will confer with Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime" Minister, who broke his holiday in Birmingham to return to London.

It Is understood that the meeting was convoked owing to the German threat against Rumania, upon the decision of the Foreign Secreta Lord Halifax. who, it is stated, con: siders that British foreign policy must immediately "rix a line of resistance," 98 he believes that if Great Britain allows any: sort of action against Rumania by the Reich, the chances of the European Democracies gaining the support of the United States will be compromised for ever.

Tt is expected that the Cabinet will consider the convocation of a conference of Democratic states. ropresented either by their Ambassadors or by some of their statesmen, and the "establishment of compulsory military service In Great Britain—Havas,

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