Mahan and German diplomatic representatives here last. night in a Jdesperate effort to side-track the Soviet ultimatum—backed by massed Russian troops and planes—demandugg the surrender of one-sixth of all Rumania, two vital naval bases and control over the Danube.
(Well informed quarters in Berlin said last night that Russia's demands on Rumania were made with the Jagreement of Germany and Ttaly on the condition that they could be carried out in-such a way as not to cause a general war or economic dis-urbanees in the Balkans.)
The German Minister to Bucharest ott here last night for Vienna, where Ihe was expected to confer with the German Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop.
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