Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
New Developments Expected
After Churchill Talks in Turkey;
Nazis in Last Stand at StaIinqrad
Brood WARNING
To Hitler Seen
In Conferences
- the Associated Press.

In Conferences
- the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. Prime Min
lister Churchill, carrying for
ward the Allied pattern for con-
quest Of the Axis designed at
Casablanca, has flown to Turkey
1t the very edge of Hitlers Eu-
fopean domain and agreed with
President Ismet Inonu, among
other things, on plans for boil
STEERING Turkish defenses, it was
announced officially today.
Mr.. Churchill carried the greetings
Of President Roosevelt to President
1nonu and. coming directly from the
historic war strategy conference at
Casablanca, gave broad and un-
mistakable warning to Hitler against
. spring offensive in the direction of
Turkey.
AZ : quick aftermath 1t the con-
ference, the Berlin radio reported
today that Franz Won Papen, the
German Ambassador to Turkey. had
been received by Turkish Foreign
Minister human Menemenioglu. The
broadcast was recorded by the Asso-
ciated Press.
Won Papen was reported to have
been seen skiing near AnkarA, the
Turkish capital, while the confer
ence between Mr.. Churchill and
President Inonu WAS In progress on
Sunday.
On the return trip Mr.. Churchill
stopped OF 1T the British island of
Cyprus near the Turkish coast to
address gathering Of leading per-
sonalities" and to inspect the gar
rieon ct NicosiA.
Borrews Reeseveh Phrase.
Borrowing . phrase from President
Roosevelt, he assured his listeners
there that the United Nations ARE
strong and they win march forward
from strength to strength until un-
conditional surrender Is extorted
from those who have laid the world
In havoc and ruin"
He declared that the United Ma
lions represent ''incomparably the
strongest group Of human beings
ever marshaled In arms In the whole
history a the world"
= nm slad TO ten YOU" he said;
Stdat our TE1..ss with the Tl1ke
an, u thu most friendly character.
1hetr vieWs are very much l1ke osir
own and ne intend toshelp their own
general defensive security In evaxy |
way IN our power" *
. The British and Turkish leaders,
accompanied by military and rpo4
litical advisers. discussed In three
Saturday, and Sunday the
entire European situation. giving
attention to those re-
gions In which Turkey Is directly, in
the British communique
gaid. -.
These regions include the Naxi-
dominated state Of Bulgaria on Tur-
keys northern border, where Hitler
frequently has been reported build
ing up an army. and the German
occupied countries Of Greece and
Yugoslavia. =
Turkey, strong on determination |
but weak on the kind Of equipment |
Aeeded to tight . modern invasion, |
has been standing fully modified at |
one Of Europe's hottest corners for |
months. President Inonu has held
his nation risidly on = neutral path,
although the relation to Britain is
more one Of benevolent neutrality"
Agreement was reached" It was
Announced ION the manner in which
Great Britain and the United States
would be able to help Turkey ma
terially to consolidate her own gen.
sral defensive security and CONVEX
satiuns on that subject took place
between TurkiAh and British MILL
tary leaders"
The meetings were held on q spe-
eial railway siding near AdAna, his
toric town In Southern Turkey only
few miles from Tarsus, birthplace
Of the Apostle Paul. Significantly,
As Mr.. Churchill's plane Consol-
idated Liberator bomber-arrived
ut Adana. group Of Hurricane
lighters was being delivered to the
Turkish Air Force. Mr.. Churchill
wearing the siren suit" he dis
played on his visit to Washington
stopped for few moments to watch
State Dinner Given.
His first session with Presiden,
Inonu lasted four hours and q
minutes. Following q state dinner
they met again until / am. Sun.
day. The meetings. In which Gen
Sir Alan Brooke, chief Of the Brit.
ish Imperial General Staff. ane
other high British leaders, Turkish
Premier sakru saracoglu ant
Col. FaShih Kayabali, chief o.
operation OF the Turkish genera
stan, with their advisers partici
pated. was resumed later Sunda!
morning.
Mr.. churchill took oil after lunch
Sunday and turned up smiling IL
Cairo last night.
Observers here regarded 1t as sig
nificant that one Of the British
conferees was 1t. Gen. Sir Wilfret
Lindseu, who organized the supplies
for the long drive Of the British 6tf
Army across Egypt and Libya. Gen
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson. com
mander of the British armies In Irar
and Iraq at Turkeys rear, also wal
present.
At 4 press conference last night ir
Cairo Mr.. Churchill referred to thu
revival of the old British Turkish
friendship, which he said had beer
so tragically splashed by tragedy ir
the last war; He was referring tt
Turkeys alliance with Germany anc
perhaps to the Inflated Allied cam.
paign in Gallipoli.
Accord on Post War Problems.
Mr.. Churchill and President Inonu
also reached agreement on post wal
problems, which were considered
along with all the other questions
Both Turkish and British states
men expressed themselves as fully
satisfied" after the meetings, the
communique said.