Berne, Feb. 20, The entire Turkish press reiterated today that the Turkish-Bulgar joint declaration of non-aggression does not in any way affect Turkey's milly tary alliance with Great Britain, according to the Istanbul correspondent of the "Basler Nazional Zeitung."
'Most 'Turkish papers pointed out that the: original' draft of the goint declaration contained a clause specifying that Bulgaria would prevent her territory from being occupied. by any foreign army.
"The fact that this clause did not appear in the final draft, the Turkish papers stressed. did not in any way detract from. Turkey's contractual obligations to Greece and Great Britain, Most papers ogreed that the Joint declaration relieved the Balkans of the danger of war.
According to the paper "Yenisabah," Bulgaria, by undertaking not, to at tack any neighbour state, virtually closed her territory to any. foreign Tension Increases Sofa, Feb. 21.
Tension here today continued to Increase as informed circles persist ently maintained that the Germans were spanning the Danube with pontoon bridges, There was also] visible evidence "here of a partial mobilization of Bulgarian forees, Reports of pontoon bridges across the Danube continued to reach Sofia despite the oficial Government denial that such a bridge had been thrown faeross the Danube near Rustehu, on the Bulgarian border.
The Government spokesman earlier unitied that rumours of such German manoeuvres were current, but added that "they are not true The newspaper "Veheral T Dness* fatly stated that it was "nie secret to anybody that reservists are being] called fo the colours... to defend itish~Turkish and Turkish-Greek Mr. A. Eden and General Sir J. Dill Arrive Cairo Cairo, Feb, 21.
Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, and General Sir John Dill, [Chief of the Imperial General Star, arrived in Cairo yesterday.
'Commenting on the arrival of Mr, Eden and General Sir John Dill, the spokesman of the British Embassy (old Reuters: "The time is clearly ripe for a full review of the political fand military situation in. the' afidale East and Aftica as the outcome of the briiant victory-or the army of the "The War Cabinet has shown the Importance attaching to. this review by sending the Foreign Secretary and tte Chief. of the imperial General Stam as his military adviser.
"There is no doubt there will be full consultations with military Yead-ers in the Middle East and. other authorities, Tt will clearly be useful, fo the War Cabinet that one of its members has first hand. information about this theatre of war, "In view of Mr. Eden's earlier visit to the Middle East when War Min~ ister, and his knowledge of the problems and. personalities in this art of the world, his selection for the task was natural," the Embassy spokesman said, Mr, 'Eden and General Sir John' Dill eft London several days ago, making the Journay to Egypt by alr, 'This. Is" the Foreign 'Secretary's third trip to Egypt since the begin ning of the war. "A year ago, almost to a day, he visited Egypt as'Domin-fons Secretary to welcome. the frst Dominions' contingents, which have since played such a striking part in the victorious Libyan campaign against the Talians. Last November, Jas War Secretary, he went out to Egypt again to discuss matters with Lieut.-General Sir Archibald. Wavell, [Commander-in-Chief of British Land Forces. Inthe Middle East, and Ingpeet operations in north and cast Africa, He Is equipped, therefore, with special knowledge of the mili ry and political questions involved, which is perhaps unrivalled amongst the younger. statesmen, possible Mr. Eden may And time to visit the great areas which were so recently in Italian occupation,
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