Amsterdam, Oct. 7.
Moscow has now demanded from Lithuania the right to build fortifieaions all along the Lithuanian German border, the Helsinki correspond. tent of the' "Telegraat™ reported to his paper today. A new. Maginot Line would thus "be created Europe; the main fortifeations would bbe established all along the Niemen Rive Tussia is also demanding several naval bases on the narrow. strip of coast left to Lithuania after the incorporation of Memel territory in the Reich, in March lost. The Russians Intend to build powerful coastal fortlfleatigns only twenty miles away from the city of Memel. The correspondent said he learned this from most authoritative sources, Russian troops to be stationed in Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania will be much more numerous than the standing armies of the three Baltic countries, the correspondent further pointed out.
Tu Soviet circles, it was frankly admitted that all those measures are being taken to facilitate the defence of the Soviet Union in case of an fal tack against her by a foreign Power, This explanation -has been. printed in Russian newspapers, which failed to indicate what Power was in position {0 launch an attack against Russia along the shores of the Baltic. Havas.
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