The Archive · 1941

Britain Will Not Move

The British Minister here last night sold if war was brought to Bulgaria it would be solely on the initiative of Gefmany.

"If Bulgaria loses. its neutrality and war is brought to Bulgaria it will be" solely and directly on the Initiative of the Germans," said. the Minister's oficial statement, "Whether the British Legation remains here depends solely on Ger~

British sources emphasized that Turkish-Bulgarian declaration does not affect respective existing treaties and therefore there still is. no assurance that Turkish action would be in ease Germans crossed Bulgaria to ald aly against Greece. United Press, "Keeps Turkey Out Istanbul, Feb, 19.

The most important effect of, the Turkish-Bulgarian "declaration" of non-aggression is exclusion of the possibility Turkey would take the Initiative in crossing the Bulgarian frontier should Germany cross Bul-aria, best infareed neutral sources raid here today, This confirmed recent opinion in Turkish quarlers that the Turkish army would stay behind the frontier and await any attack that might come=——United Press,

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