“LONG LIVE EDEN”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1941, Page 5

“LONG LIVE EDEN”

CHEERING' CROWD BREAKS CORDON

SCENE AT ANKARA RAILWAY STATION. IMPORTANT PERIOD OF WAR APPROACHING. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. February 26. A huge, cheering crowd broke a police cordon at the Ankara railway station and surged round Mr. Eden's train, shouting. "Long live Edon,” or "Long live Dill." M. Saraeoglu, and other representatives of the Government. welcomed the visitors. A band played the British and Turkish National Anthems. Mr. Eden conferred separately with the Greek Minister and the United States Ambassador immediately after his arrival. He is able to review the situation at first hand, because he speaks Turkish. He has always believed in Anglo-Turkish co-operation. Mr. Eden and the Greek Minister, according Jo a message, discussed the signature of an Anglo-Greek accord in declaring that neither would sign a separate peace, thus discouraging German pressure for a settlement of the Albanian war. "We are approaching the most important period of the war. What is more natural than that the Allies should assemble and study the situation?" This is how the Turkish Government newspaper, "Ulus,” comments on the visit of Mr. den and General Dill. Mr. Eden made a brief visit to Cyprus en route to Turkey.

GRAND CROSS. CONFERRED ON YUGOSLAV MINISTER. BUDAPEST. February 26. The Yugoslav Foreign Minister, M. Cincar Markovitch. arrived and conferred with the Prime Minister, Count Paul Teleki. He received the Hungarian Grand Cross, and was lavishly entertained.

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Moscow reports that Russia and Rumania have concluded a trade, shipping and payments agreement, in which Rumania is to deliver naptha and mineral oils for cotton and manganese. The trade turnover will be £2,000,000 in the first year. The demarcation of the now RussianRumanian frontier is virtually complete, .A direct railway between Moscow and Bucharest is expected to open soon.