Evening star., 1940-07-27
Rumanian Pact
To Cede More
Land Reported
Minority Exchange
With Hungary and
Bulgaria Unsettled
BULLETIN.

mania to yield part of Transyl-
vania to Hungary and part of
Dobrula to Bulgaria, a usually
Well-informed source here said
today.
An agreement to yield has been
secured from Rumania. this
source said, but details such as
probable exchange of minority
populations remain to be worked
out.
Others in touch with Balkan
capitals expressed the belief that,
in exchange, Rumania will re-
celve a guarantee of protection
against Soviet Russia by Ger
many and Italy.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. July 27 (Bv Radio -
Well-informed circles at Salzburg
were quoted by the Berlin radio to-
day as declaring the time now has
come to liquidate "for good" the
unreasonable state of affairs" in
which Rumania finds herself as
result of British and French-made
peace in 1918
Germany today less than ever
has reason to refrain from pointing
out that the Reich is in favor OF
reasonable Bulgarian and Hungari-
an claims the radio said.
"Rumania's structure and con-
contradictory to all sense by treaties
after Germany umfortunatelv was
defeated in the World War; it was
asserted.
Maneuvered by Allies.
Informed quarters we're said f.
stress, furthermore, that Rumanla
was deliberately maneuvered" bv
the western powers. Britain and
France, into an unnatural part
which, left alone, she was unable to
play
1T is emphasized that this policy
must now be ended for all times
and that Rumania herself realizes
that her former policy must be
llquldated," the radio concluded.
The time has now come when the
unreasonable state of affairs which
has led TO permanent crises and is
likely to create future complications
must be solved for good"
Adolf Hitler today received Bull
garian Premier Bogdan Philoff and
Foreign Minister Ivan Popof az
his retreat at Obersalzberg after
his conversations with Rumanian
statesmen yesterday.
The Bulgarians were received in
the presence of Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
Direct Dealing Urged.
Rumania will soon deal direct1r
with Hungary and Bulgaria in a
spirit of justice, fairness and COM
and not with a view
merely to maintaining the status
quo if German counsel prevails,
authorized German sources at Salz-
burg indicated.
Germany. it was pointed out,
wishes peace and order in South
eastern Europe, and does not share
the view of Western powers that
such can be maintained only by
the status quo.
The revision of frontiers idea, it
was said, is historically we'll found
ed and, if the parties concerned ap-
ply the triple standard of justice,
fairness and common sense, a real
Of the Balkans can en-
sue.
The German emphasis in discus
sions with the Southeastern states
men here. there authorized sources
intimate, is on direct discussion be-
tween the nations concerned. In
other words, it is to be expected Ru-
mania and Hungary soon will dis
cuss their problems directly with one
as will Rumania and Bull
garia.
Axis Held Not Arbitrary.
Hitler and Benito Mussolini do
not propose to establish their will
in the Balkans, the Mag
azine Berlin -Rome-Tokio said.
The publication, issued under Nazi
foreign Office auspices, said the
axis doubtless" could be arbitrary,
but was disposed to cooperate to an
extent corresponding to the Balkan
nations expressed desire for nat
ural, lasting freedom and orderly
relations to one another"
Declaring that Germany and Italy
are making a thorough houseclean-
ing in the Southeast in order to fit
(See SALzBURG, Page AID