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180 BULGARIA ATTACKS HER ALLIES [cii. xii.
presidency. When I was laying stress on the dangers
of a collision between the former allies, Danev, with a
sceptical smile, expressed his conviction that Serbia
and Greece would never dare to attack Bulgaria or to
force her to go to war, because the Greek Army was
practically non-existent and the Serbians were infinitely
less strong than the Bulgarians. " But you are
forgetting Rumania," I remarked, "and her claims to fresh
territorial acquisitions in the Dobrudja—claims which
are becoming more clearly outlined and more
persistent every day." " From the side of Rumania, I see
no danger," replied Danev sharply; "you know how
intimate I have been with M. Misu;1 and we have
drawn even nearer to one another in London, and from
the interviews that I have had with him I have acquired
the firm conviction that Rumania has not entered and
will not enter into any combination with Serbia and
Greece which would be directed against us. What I
am telling you is a fact. I have seen it in black and
white."
It was quite true that at that period Rumania was
still avoiding the conclusion of a formal agreement with
Serbia and Greece; but that did not in the least mean
that Rumania would not present her claims to Bulgaria
on the day when war would be declared between the
former allies.
" And what are you doing about Turkey ?" 1
exclaimed. " Do you really believe that Turkey, in the
event of a collision between her late conquerors, would
not endeavour to take back Adrianople and the whole of
Thrace from you ? "
" On that subject I feel absolutely easy," replied
Danev, and he continued in a confidential tone: " I
became very intimate in London with the second
Turkish Plenipotentiary, Osman-Nizami Pasha.2 We
are corresponding at the moment, and quite lately I
1 Formerely Rumanian diplomatic agent in Sofia ; at the moment
Rumanian Minister to London.
2 At that time Turkish Ambassador to Berlin,
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