Secretary, and his party, arrived here Yesterday at 245 pin. by aeroplane.
Great precautions were taken to safeguard the British officials. Hurrleane scouting planes circled far from Athens but' no enemy planes! appeared.
"The big Sunderland fying boat which brought Mr. Eden, was escort ed by one Aghting plane. The Dig plane circled above Mount Parnas, then glided to the alxport—United Press.
Turkish Mediation Asked New York, Mar. 2.
The Associated Press, in a despateh from Istanbul, stated that it had been reliably learned that Germany, faking advantage of Mer. Anthony Eden's visit to Istanbul, asived Turkey to mediate in the European war.
The report, added that well informed circles disclosed that the German Ambassador. Col. Franz von Papen, approached the Turkish For-elm Ainister, Mr. Sukru Saracoglu, pointing out that Turkey would be ina favourable position to act as mediator.
"The same circles, however. added that Britain refused to consider the Jand for a happy future, which Bul-Jgaria has reaffirmed by' her attach ment to Germany, Italy and Japan "Router,
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