Doubts whether Mr. Win chil' reference to Bulgaria in. his speech will have much effect in that country is expressed In Turkish clr= cles, "The references were received with the greatest Interest, for a Balkan defensive alliance 1s Turkey's idea of what would constitute sensible move, It is pointed out that Germany could not easily push into the Balkans against 30 Yugoslav divisions, 50 Turkish divisions, and the Bulgarian Army supported by the British Navy and Air Force, Bulgaria's attitude, however, Is believed to be influenced by her revisionist claims, particularly that for_a territorial cullet, to the Aegean Sea, Further Turkish observers suggest that a Balkan alliance backed by Britain would encounter opposition not only from Germany but possibly from Russia as well, though there fare no signs that Russia is prepared fo help Yugoslavia or Bulgaria in ease of German aggression, In Sofia an official denial that Ger= mans had entered Bulgaria and that Bulgarian aerodromes had been occupied by them was circulated by the official Bulgarian Telegraph Agency at midnight,—Reuter,
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