The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05


 The spokesman declined to make direct reply on grounds that mill tary information was involved, but said:
 Changes Can Re Made
 There can be lot of changes in two days"
 A similarly reticent attitude was adopted by the German spokesman toward the entire Balkan situation. Questioned concerning widespread rumors that Prince Paul of Jugo- Slavia visited Adolf Hitler yester- day, 8 German source said mo Ger man communique is expected on that subject" adding that they had no knowledge of such a meeting
 That was in contrast with the German reaction to similar reports during the last couple of days. On those occasions Nazi sources made a flat denial.
 It was noted that the official DNB news service reported this after noon from Belgrade that the German minister, Maximilian von SACCACii, Liud ICbuiilB 4IIC GioIJuJCII did not reveal where he had been.
 Asked whether any British mili- tary action was expected as Q result of severance of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria, an authorized source said:
 we are in a position to deal with all events"
 Pressed by correspondents to make some statement on the British move, the source said: Why shouldn't the British; after all, make their diplo- matte move. Any Reich comment thereon would be superfluous."
 Note. From Turkey
 The German sources were most restrained on the question of Hit- lers note to Turkey. They indt- cated that Q reply by Turkey prob- ably already had been sent to Hit Ter but said they did not know whether 1t was oral or written and said that they had no authorized information on the contents of Hit- ler's note.
 The conference was started at noon (5 6. m. EST) at the historic Belvedere Palace, where Bulgaria adhered last Saturday to the Axis pact and where the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assas- Slnation precipitated the last war, once lived.
 Informants refused any details of the conference.
 They said that Goering and An- tonescu were expected to leave Vienna this afternoon, probably about 4 @ q. m. EST.
 There had been no intimation Of the meeting until the news came from Vienna that Antonescu and Goering had arrived this morning.
 First reports had been that An- tonescu would discuss economic questions connected with the Axis new order" in Europe.
 The only mention made here of a special message by Adolf Hitler to President Ismet Inonu of Turkey was Q brief dispatch of the ofii- cial news agency quoting the An kara radio. The dispatch gave no indication of the nature or content of the note.
 Nothing From Russia
 Up to mid-day nothing had been made public, either in newspapers or on the radio, of Russia,s renuke to Bulgaria for It's consent to the entry of the German Balkan army.
 Nazis said that the matter was one strictly between Russia and Bulgaria.
 Well informed sources said that 0oering arrived at Vienna by air. plane at 8:55 a. m. G:55 a. m. EST) and greeted Antonescu, who arrived, also by plane. at II Q. m. 4 a. m. EST.
 Goering and Antonescu drove to- gether to the Belvedere Palace, in- formantS said
 They added that while the princi- pal subject for discussion concern cd military matters. they probably would discuss political matters also
 No dramatic results are expect ed." they said.
 AntoneScu was accompanied by the Rumanian undersecretary for eco- monies, M. Imitriuc, and Goering by the German air attache at Buch- arest, Col. Gersterburg.