London. June 13. arabia and that Soviet troops were ploughing up highways near the Mr. Anthony Eden. British Foreign frontier.
Secretary. conferred yesterday with Soviet sources admitted that it was Sir Stafford Cripps. Ambassador to Soviet Russia. coincident to new re-probably true that heavy forces have been concentrated on the frontier, ports that a German military threat against the Soviet Union was imbut asserted that Germany would not attack Russia or succeed in scaring pending. the Kremlin into giving important One report received by a foreign concessions to the Reich through Embassy here stated that_75 German negotiations, divisions had been concentrated on Turkish circles reported that Chan-the Soviet-German frontier in former cellor Adolf Hitler had demanded Poland. while another 25 German that Soviet Russia extend facilities divisions had been moved up to the at its ports on the Black Sea so that Rumanian-Soviet border. In addition. the Germans could send an army between 20 and 25° Rumanian di direct into the Caucasus from Rum-sions were said to have been mo-aula without crossing the Ukraine. bilized for action.
From the Caucasus. the -Germans The report stated that Soviet Rus-could invade. Iran and Iraq. and sia was frantically rushing construc-threaten the entire British right flank tion ork on fortifications in Bes-li
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