The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
GREAT BRITAIN LANDS TROOPS
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 Apparently 1t was certain that Jugoslavia had agreed to sign Q non aggression treaty with Ger many it was indicated that Ger many had made new demands and that the government had ressted them.
 Prince Paul, chief regent for boy King Peter; his two co-regents, the premier and foreign minister, Vice Premier Vladimir Machek, Gen. Petar Pesic, war minister, and Dzafer Kulenovic, slovene leader, met last night to discuss the foreign situation.
 It was reported in well-inforrned quarters that as the result of the conference, Jugoslavia would take c firmer stand to preserve It's sov- ereignty and Independence.
 Budapest reported that the Ju- golslav premier and foreign minister would go to Salzburg, Austria, Frt- day to see German Foreign Minis ter Joachim Van Ribbentrop.)
 Diplomatic quarters reported that the Bulgarian cabinet would soon be reorganized to include former Premier Alexander TSankoff, re- garded as pro-German.
 Britain Admits It
 London, March 12. - (UP) - Great Britain has moved new and powerful achievements into the strategic middle easterns zone of operations, 1t was revealed today.
 The size of these reinforcement was not revealed nor would officials state exactly when they arrived in the middle east.
 However, the dominions office aia- nounced that contingents of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force which had been brought to Britain to aid in the defense against possible invasion have now been sent to the middle east.
 (The London office of the United Press was asked whether any co4n- ment could be made from there re. garding Belgrade r,iinors that Brit. ish forces are being landed at Pi- raeus, Port of Athens, and are pre- pairing to land at Salonika. The bureau advised that 1t was unable to reply" to the inqwry3
 Spain Stays Out
 London, March 12. - (UP) - Neu- tral diplomatic messages from Spain reported today that General Francisco Franco had dismissed his ambassador at Berlin as the result of German pressure to take Spain into the war.
 According to the reports the am bassador, General Eugenio EspinoSa De Los Monteros, recently received from Joachim Won Rtbbentrop, the German foreign minister, proposals for Spanish cooperation" with Germany in the war.
 Franco rejected the proposals as Inconsistent with the honor of Spain,' according to the reports, and relieved Espinosa De Los Mon- teras of his post, nominating in his stead Domingo De Las Barcenas, minister to Switzerland.
 Reports of increased German pressure on Spain had been, current for week.
 According to veme reports Hitler wanted Spain to enter the war and grant Germany airplane and sub- marine bases.
 Other reports said Germany's prin- cipal demand was for facilities to enable its air force units to move across Spain toward Morocco. Such a move as that would be calculated to involve Spain in the war. After the Spanish ambassador at Berlin received the German pro- posals, 1t was reported, Eberhard Won Stohrer, the German ambassa- dor at Madrid. asked Ramon Ser rano Suner, Spanish foreign inin- ister and brother-in-law of General Franco, to discuss them with him.
 But Stohrer was reported to have referred not to mere proposals but to the details of an agreement reached by the Spanish ambassador at Berlin and Ribben:rop.
 Suner, 1t was said, at once denied knowledge of any agreement.
 Suner consulted General Franco, according to the reports, and Gen. eral Franco investigated.
 He was reported to have told Stohrer, on the basis of his investi- gation, that the German proposals were completely unacceptable.