| Show BRITISH BALKAN PARLEY WAITED ISTANBUL Turkey Oct 18 W Jr A Preparations for an important conference of British diplomatic represent representatives tives in the Balkan countries were reported afoot here Friday as the Turkish radio voiced new defiance to the axis powers and their aspirations in the east Word of the impending conference conference confer conter- ence was circulated following the arrival in Istanbul of George W. W Rendel British minister to Bul Bul- garia The British ministers to Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugo Yugo- I slavia and Greece were expected to join Rendel Render and Sir Sh Hughe the thet t British ambassador to Turkey in the the next few days Metaxas l Sees Envoys Axis diplomatic activity meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while was reported from Athens by the official Turkish radio which said Premier Premier Dictator Dictator John Metaxas of Greece h had d received the German and It Italian lian ministers I Ithe Thursday There was no hint of the subject of their talk In Moscow the German ambassador ambassador ambassador am am- Count Friederich Werner Werner ner er von der Schulenburg newly returned from Berlin last night visited the Kremlin where he was understood to have conferred with Premier Premier-Fo Premier Foreign eign Commissar Molotov The Turkish Turkish Turkish Turk Turk- I ish ambassador ambassadors to Moscow Haidar Haidar Haidar Hai- Hai dar Aktay was in in conference with Molotov Tuesday Turkey Warns Axis The Turkish radio warned the axis powers that if they attempted a drive across the Dardanelles to Egypt and the Suez they would I find Turkey a tougher nut to crack than the Netherlands Belgium Belgium Belgium Bel Bel- gium or France The commentator recalled the 1 resistance the Turks offered the British in the Dardanelles in the World war and added There is no doubt our resistance resistance resist resist- ance this time will be even strong strong- I er Just as we depend on our army so our terrain also has a a. a special advantage for us For in instance instance instance in- in stance motorized troops troop's can only move with difficulty here here and and the axis powers powers want a short war not a long one BUDAPEST Oct 18 INS INS INS- Reports that British War Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Anthony Eden soon will proceed proceed proceed pro pro- to Turkey from Egypt and that Rumania and Bulgaria may join the Japanese German military alliance brought the Bal Bal- near kan-near eastern crisis closer to toa toa a showdown Eden was said to be planning a visit to Ankara as soon as he completes t s his inspection of British defenses in Egypt |
