The Joss of the British battleship Royal Oak leaves Great Britain w still a great and sufficient preponder-lance of battleships over "Germany, who has long been prohibited from building ships capable of taking place in the fine of battle, according, to naval circles here.
The Royal Oak, one of the oldest British battleships, would have. beer scrapped if the war had not broken Out, it fs added. The " Royal Oak, feompleted in 191g, was a veteran of the Great War, when she saw action mutual friendly' ea-operatic The full text of President Kalinin's thank. you for the expression of friendly feeling in your message of October' 12.
T consider ate t6 recall to you that Government of iis own will December 6, 1917, an that the soverclgnty.of Finland was guaranteed by the peace treaty of October 4, 1926, signed by the USSR. and Finland. Fundamental principles of relations between Soviet Russia and Finland were defined by the etx mentioned above. The present negotiations between the Soviet Government and th Government of Finland are also ried on in conformity with' these principles despite the tendencious reports on these negotiations spread by obviously do not take the interests of peace in only aim of these nevo!
president Kalinin stated, "is the consolidation of relations between the USSR. and Finland and. the strengthening of mutual, friendly operation between the two countries with View to gunrantes the security
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