The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-18
Sensational Demands From Turkey by Russia
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United Press Bucharest dispatch disclosed. Belief was expressed there that Saracoglu, as spokesman for the, Balkan entente (Turkey, Ru- mania, Greece and JugoSlavia) had rejected demands bearing on the future of the entente.
 Won Papen Quits Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 18--(UP)-- Baron Franz Won Papen, Adolf Hit ler's diplomatic trouble shooter sent here to effect better relations with Turkey, left Ankara immediately upon the break down of Turkish Russian negotiations and arrived at Istanbul this morning, 1t was dis closed.
 Won Papen will leave Istanbul for Berlin by train tonight, It was an- nounced in Istanbul. It was believed he would report to Hitler in person Papen, who negotiated the Nazi concordat with the Vatican and paved the way for Hitler's seizure of Austria, came here early this year as special ambassador.
 As he left the Turkish govern ment, having announced the rupture of negotiations for a Turkish-R -Rus- sian treaty, prepared to sign formal pactS of mutual assistance pacts with Great Britain and France.
 Treaties to be Signed It was expected that the treaties would be signed during the week. end immediately upon the return ol foreign minister Sukru Saracoglu who left Moscow at midnight afte, three weeks of fruitless negotiations there.
 Saracoglu was expected to halt briefly at Conztantza, Rumania and at the Bulgarian port of var1la oi Burgas to consult with Grtgore Ga fencu, the -Rumanian foreign min- ister, and George Kiosseivanoff, Bull garian premier-foreign minister.
 Newspapers, commenting on the Russo Turkish break, said today that Turkey would remain adainan' regarding its control of the Dar- danelles Strait and would be faith | full to its engagements to Great Brit ain and France.
 The break did not, they said mean a break in Turkish Russian friendship. That, they asserted would remain cordial.
 1, ee,7 Everybody Changes
 The entire situation in the BlacE Sea Balkan Eastern Mediterranean area had been changed suddenly and radically by the refusal of Tur' key to accede to Russian demands
 The change was in favor of Gfea, Britain. France and Rumania ane against Germany.
 Italy May Be Anxious
 1t was calculated to cause anxlet. to Italy. with its Dodecarese Island dominated by Turkish coastal forts unless it pursued policy Of stric neutrality.
 lust what Russia had demande' of Turkey remained uncertain. bu 1t was certain at least that Turke, haI refused to accept demans whlcl confiicted with its engagements '
 Britain and France.
 | Premier Refik Saydam announce
 the failure of the negotiations wit Russia.
 He said Russia had presented Tur key with proposals absolutely dif ferent from those originally scheo uled for discussion. Russia's new demands. he sai' were incompatible with Turkey pledges to Britain and France, whic Russia had approved in advance. Further, he said, the Russian pro
 posals might prove detrimental Turkeys own security.
 Guarantees offered by Russia, I said, would not compensate Turke e for obligations it would have bee expected to assume under Q ne treaty.
 Russia's exigencies-its urgent d
 msnds-were incompatible. he sal
 with Turkeys policy regarding tt Dardanelles Strait. the vital Turkis
 waterway connecting the Mediterrs
 mean and Black seas.
 In concluding his statement, u premier said that though Turkish Russian negotiations had not yielde \ conclusive results, Turk!sh-Russi relations were still based on the
 usual friendship.
 1 This friendship dates back to tf