| Show Nazis Seek Slav Route Belgrad Informed BELGRADE DE Yugoslavia Feb F Feb b 14 Germany W-Germany Germany was was reported Friday to be pressing Yugoslavia to open to gray-clad gray nazi divisions divisions divisions divi divi- packed along the Danube river the historic river road of conquest to Greece and the eastern Mediterranean Diplomatic quarters said they had received reports that Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many wants the Yugoslav route in addition to unopposed passage through Bulgaria so her troops could re reach ch as many points as possible in Greece and the Mediterranean Mediterranean Mediterranean Medi Medi- sector These quarters expressed belief the Bulgarian route already was assured h V S S SO l east rn E Europe e waited ltd tensely for the result of a portentous portentous por par conference Friday in Germany between Yugoslavia's premier Dragisa Cvetkovic and foreign minister Alksander Cin- Cin Markovic car-Markovic and nazi leaders including Adolf Hitler Diplomats with usually reliable sources of information in government government government govern govern- ment quarters said the Yugoslavs would talk with the Germans about passage of German troops through the railway junction of Nis Yugoslavia and thence by rail down the river valley Continued on Pare Page Three Column One NAllS REPORTED SEEKING ROAD Continued from P Page se One Greece and her vital 3rd rd Aegean t Lean gean seaport Reports from Sofia said King BOris of Bulgaria might follow th u to Germany Friday the er with Hitler to once nce CO conIer more the question arose f i what Turkey would do in event eventa f German move ove into Bulgaria a g l f YUgoslavIa a ta ad nd d Turks repeatedly have said f would fight if they were theY het filled and last fall massed thousands Sufis s of men on the Bulgarian Bul- Bul arlan border when the Germans garian into Rumania went tot Peace Seen r Turkish Observers however interpreted announcement nazi-controlled nazi n an had agreed to send tons of oil to Turkey as an ann n Turkey was not expected expected ex- ex to fight feht to keep the nazis out ut of Greece These observers said Rumania i would be allowed to make such Ta a a. a deal with Turkey if the the Gorman believed an open conflict conict con- con with the Turks were likely Reports in Sofia said Bulgaria with W th Italian and German backing making strong diplomatic efforts ef- ef was as forts ioris to obtain from Turkey a pledge edge to refrain from fighting it If nazi i soldiers entered Bulgaria S simultaneously soviet Russian quarters in the Bulgarian capital stated Russia undoubtedly would act to obtain territory from frome the he e Turks if the Ankara govern- govern et ent should enter the conflict There iere were intimations Turkey d been advised to this effect Slav Bid German circles in Belgrade deClared de- de dared ared Premier and Foreign reign Minister Markovic Cincar-Markovic would uld be invited officially to par- par in the new new order in Europe envisioned by the axis p powers ers These quarters said the advantages advantages to Yugoslavia of such cooperation cooperation cooperation co operation would be laid before the statesmen statesmen and and they would rece receive ve a polite warning that fail- fail Ire to appreciate these advantages would carry unpleasant Diplomats in Belgrade said the Yugoslav conference with the Germans was a logical sequence f 10 o the talks of Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain with Premier Mussolini of Italy and Chief of State Marshal Petain of France The axis they said was defined determined de de- fined to get to 0 the shores of the he Mediterranean in as many places as possible to carry carryon on the I war against Britain Yugo Yugoslav sla v Comes for Little Call Calla N a 3 i e Y YN N 1 J 4 jp s x Cy Associated Press TWO FOREIGN MINISTERS 1 GET TOGETHER Alksander Cincar 1 left and Joachim von trop This photo was taken when Cincar 1 was in Berlin last year |
