TURKISH POLICY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 February 1943, Page 4

TURKISH POLICY

RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN "DEAR ALLY.” PREMIER’S BROADCAST. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 21. The Turkish Premier, M. Saracoglu, broadcasting from Ankara, said: “In the sphere of foreign policy Turkey withstood hard tests and will have to withstand and come out successfully from even harder ones. Turkey has no secret pledges. Her relations with Germany are governed by a GermanTurkish friendship and non-aggresion pact as well as a trade agreement.” The United States was assisting Turkey through shipments of arms coming through British channels, and they knew the United States desired to effect these shipments directly under the Lease-Lend Pact. He thanked the United-States for the grand service they were rendering Turkey, whose friendship with the Soviet Union had been furthered step by step. Britain, as everyone knew, was Turkey’s sincere friend and staunch, dear ally. Armaments as stipulated by various agreements were on the way to Turkey, and the conference at Adana showed sincere friendship and yielded results visible in happy union. M. Saracoglu also announced to his listeners that he had good news to give them. “Mr Anthony Eden,” he said, "has. let me know that he has joined our’ institute (Turkish People’s House) in L(jpdon.”» M. Saracoglu said that British war materials were actually arriving at the time of Mr Churchill’s visit. Mr Churchill had talked with Turkish Ministers individually, the conversations being carried on in a most happy and satisfactory way.