Finland made a new urgent appeal to the United States today for the immediate purchase of American war planes, the Finnish spokesman satd. The spokesman said he had been instructed to obtain planes rapidly, but "that Is easier said than done," because American facilities are heavily booked.
The Finnish purchasing mission conferred with War Department of. tials yesterday in an attempt to speed lup negotiations for the purchase of war supplies for Finland.
The Finnish Legation disclosed fast night that Finland is seeking to purchase an undisclosed number of "mosquito feet" in combatting Russian naval operations close to the Finnish shore, The motors, it was believed here, will be used in small torpedo boats capable of combatting " blockading warships to keep Finland's lines of sea, communications open, thereby enabling vital war materials and foodstuffs to reach Finland from the Scandinavian states—United Press, cruiser and another ves ved here yesterday to take in The newspaper "O Globe" states that another unidentified British warship 1s standing by the Bahia Blanca off Rio de Janeiro to prevent her fight while the other warship is in port—Reuter.
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