"The report, from Ankara, that Germany/is ing to apply pressure upon Soviet to secure consent for the passage of to assistance to the Vichy forces in Syria could be sent there in time and the British and into that country defeated, the reverse which Germany has suffered in the Middle East might be avenged.
that alternative schemes must be German forces with the consent of Russia might be ferried across the Black Sea arum without much interference, the "which the Soviet has to fear is that if the Germans were ever to get into the TU id of the Caucasian oilflelds,—ni
have proved so success-TE and love the Germans of fight-their way to Iraq in the course of which depend upon British resistance, les being increased by the great involved. The main fact is that for oil is becoming increasingly LIH the more this is so the greater the his resorting to all manner of permitted Hitler to encroach itin biron o aaee and can re ction Stalin take under A en ded Ly pressure, It would seem that his wer would be to prepare counter measures against a possible invasion of the though there is some doubt as to the ability of the Russian armies successfully to a German invasion. But 4 against this has to be weighed the fact that should. Russia permit German passage by land round the Black Sea to Batum she will have let the Germans in It may be taken for granted that Hitler will make all sorts of promises/if by doing get his wey peacefully. He would to have to fight, even Li is becoming the important but oil and his need for it may force him to lengths to he was 7 its from Berlin from well before the commencement of the war. Its Government has. frequently announced its intention of defending itself against aggression, but, i if the Germans got into Iraq via the Hitler lengthens his lines of action, the wider he spreads his forces, the weaker he must ultimately become.
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