The Archive · 1939

London Welcomes Step

London, Oct. 12.

Uimost satisfaction was expressed in British political quarters today. the demarche made. in Moscow this afternoon by the United States, ask-ling Soviet "Russia to do nothing to prejudice her relations with Finland.

is hoped here that Moscow would show moderation in its claims, allow ing for continued good relations between Russia and Finland, Moderate demands, they added, woul 2 y, pointing to the Soviet threat as the alternative, Oslo Powers Not to Protest to Reich low con sidered it preferable not to protest to Berlin against the sinking of their neutral ships by U-boats, the Stockholm correspondent of the "Nietwe Rotlerdamsche™ reported today.

"The number of ships sunk by tor= pedees hay diminished considerably, he wrote, "and a protest at the pres: Jent moment is believed to be ino

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