| Show UP BULGARIA r Signature Held Last in Protocol Series Serie's l r. r Reports on Sofias Sofia's Status Contrary os To Opinions Held by Experts Rome Paper Sees Turk Adherence By RICHARD C. C HOTTELET h BERLIN Nov 25 UP UP Authorized Authorized ed nazi spokesmen said said- J Monday that Slovakia's signature to an axis pact had com con completed i the present series of diplomatic negotiations and that that that- r Bulgaria was not expect expected d to sign any any such pact The statement caused surprise since it had been said In well well- informed private circles and in nonofficial nonofficial non- non r official sources close to the foreign 1 office that all preparations had been made for Bulgarian adherence J 4 f this week t This however was never officially off off- daily confirmed At Sofia last week it was said Bulgaria did not intend to enter the war or join the axis unless Russia did likewise or gave ap ap- J 1 Asked whether the apparent sudden sudden sudden sud sud- den change was due to the recent t defense measures taken by Turkey an authorized source sharply re replied replied replied re- re plied It should not be assumed that those countries which intend to conclude pacts with the reich would let themselves be d deterred by the scowls of neighboring countries Previously Pre nazi informants had said a short delay was to ta be expected expected ex ex- ex but that Bulgarian officials were scheduled to sign up later with ith the he axis powers as Hungary Rumania and Slovakia had signed up Slovakia Sunday signed a protocol protocol proto proto- col of the Japanese Italian alliance identical with protocols signed last week by Hungary and Rumania Both German and Bulgarian Bulgarian Bulgarian Bul Bul- garian quarters here had Indicated a Bulgarian delegation would come here next week end to sign giving the Germans a solid sweep of friendly territory In southeastern Europe to the borders of Turkey and Greece Bulgarians had intimated there might be a slight delay in their I country's adherence due to technIcal technical technical cal problems caused by Bulgaria's geographical position adjoining Britain's ally Turkey and warring Greece In Rome the newspaper Voce dItalia d'Italia published a dispatch from Belgrade saying Yugoslavia and possibly Turkey soon would Join the axis and that Yugoslavia's premier premier pre pre- mier and foreign minister was expected expected ex ex- ex to go to Berlin or Rome soon At Bucharest the official of of- tidal German organ also predicted Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Turkey would join the axis powers soon and that Bulgaria would sign first The semiofficial foreign office organ organ organ or or- gan Political Diplomatic Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Corre Corre- denounced the speech of Greece's Premier John Metaxas in which he said Greece was fightIng fighting fight fight- Ing with the democracies against totalitarian powers It said Metaxas' Metaxas Metaxas' Metaxas Me Me- tax as' as speech was extraordinarily risky and perilous It was the first comment by authorized nazi quarters on the Greek war It said Metaxas thereby openly proclaims himself the tool of Britain's Brit ains sins war var expansion policy Brit Brit-A Europe today stands against Eng land Whoever desires to establish solidarity with England to the ultimate ultimate ulti ultI- f mate consequence and Is p prepared to sacrifice the higher interest o of their peoples people own awn living li space Jn favor of foreign goals be surprised if It hl history tory proceeds ds over the ruins resulting front Om their own guilt to tor resume sume wit he order of f the da day da w |
