London, Nov, 30. hammer and sickle of Soviet is hanging over the Bal-for, after the Finnish campaign, Red Army may seek to extend influence in the Black Sea region at Rumania's expense, British quarters asserted this even-USSR. today is ensuring security on the Baltic front then will turn to the south-east Bessarabia, which was Russian before the Great War, M: Josef Stalin may also threaten in the Caucasus, beyond which Italy said she would not lorate Soviet advances. Develop-22986 ments in the Black Sea region could 888825 mot fail to affect the signatories of the Anglo-French-Turkish mutual aid pact, il circles here added, and they emphasized that parleys taking place in London today tend to strengthen the tripartite alliance.
Nasi Influence in Sweden, Norway Behind thesscreen of open Soviet military action against Finland, British political quarters discerned deeper currents of political intrigue with Germany whereby the USSR. is hand in Finland, while to be given her way and Norway.
Nazi leaders would want to show of Norway and Sweden, British quarters declared, would give the Reich access to strategic and economic gains of some value. Germany would control Swedish iron ore, both in northern Norway, close to the Swedish frontier, via the cold northern waters the Atlantic, through the fringes the British blockade.
Of further military value would be Scandinavian bases as jumping boards for an eventual German attack on the British Isles. Red Army forces —Havas.
French Press Attacks Soviet it: condemn at Finland by Soviet Russia. The action is cónsidered as "one more shameful act to add to all the others."—Reuter.
American Comment ter calculated to clarify their policy the invasion of Finland," de-"Herald-Tribune"
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