Show Nazi Balkan Plans Fail Baal I British Press Hints Hinds By WALLACE CARROLL LONDON March 14 UP The UP-The The British hinted Friday that Adolf Adol Hitler's hopes of preventing the war from spreading spreading spreading-on on a major basis basis to to the Balkans has been frustrated Private advices received by the thes s United Press two days ago go said that the British have landed an expeditionary force in Greece from Egypt This report has received neither official confirmation nor denial Diplomatic advices re rep reported reported re- re p ported from Belgrade said British troops have lave landed in Greece The authoritative London Times which is close to the government and at a times hints in ln advance of British policy said that all help on on whatever scale that can begien b be given gien the heroic Greeks whom no superiority of numbers or threat of fresh invasion can has been earned a thousand Climes times and is of immediate benefit to to the common cause The statement by the Times would indicate that Greece has determined determined determined de de- de- de to stand fast despite the threat threat of German attack from Bulgaria The authoritative aviation Journal journal Jour jour- nal na the thOe Aeroplane predicted that the next week or two probably will show that the military Initiative Initiative initiative Initia Initia- tive seized by the British in the Mediterranean has not been exhausted exhausted ex ex- hausted The Aeroplane said that the British would be foolish it if their bombers allowed men and machines to be assembled upon the Greek frontier without let or hindrance All success In the diplomatic sphere seems to have gone to the enemy On the other hand the Aeroplane Aeroplane Aeroplane Aero Aero- plane claimed calmed that Britain had obtained ob- ob obtained obtained ob ob- full understandings with Turkey and Greece which must beset be beset beset set against the German domination domination domination domina domina- tion of Rumania and Bulgaria The British have not underlined them with announcements of marching columns and migrating air fleets the Aeroplane said That is not the British way The publication said that one of the special merits of the th tactics tactics tactics tac tac- tics of General Sir Archibald Wavell Wavell Wa- Wa vell veil was that they embrace full cooperation between all three arms air army and navy and that when a particular occasion arises he can make ingenious and bold use of any anyone one of the three The dispatch did not amplify It was recalled however that beIt beIt belt be be- It lt was recalled however that before before before be be- fore the imperial army of the Nile struck out on its Libyan campaign the RAP RAF RA F heavily blasted Italian air forces on the ground and virtually virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir cleared the air of fascist planes allowing the British advance advance ad ad- vance vanco to proceed with a minimum of interference by the Italian air force and only limited fascist air airl force reconnaissance of the surprise surprise surprise sur sur- l prise British moves |