Paris, Oct. 13.
An agreement between Turkey and Russia will probably be signed before the week-end, well-informed sources indicate. The fact that Turkey is doing everything in her power to reconcile her engagements with France and Great Britain before signing the agreement with Russia is appreciated here.—Reuter.
Moscow, Oct. 13.
delegation for the first time Soviet demands on Finland were put before the Finnish during an hour's talk yesterday. The demands have not been revealed, but they are rumoured to include the cession of a number of small islands in the Gulf of Finland, a military pact without the stationing of Soviet troops on Finnish soil, and new economic and political ties.
M. Josef Stalin, the Soviet Dictator, was personally present at the talks, supported by his Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslav Molotov, while the Finnish delegates included M. Juoho Kusti Paasikivi, Minister in Stockholm; Colonel Paasinen, Military Attache in Moscow; and M. Nykopp, of the Finnish Foreign office. Diplomatic circles in Moscow said that the problem of the Aaland islands were discussed. Russia opposed the recent proposal of Finland and Sweden to refortify the islands.
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