All Briton Ordered to Evacuate Helsinki at Once; Heavy Soviet Casualties.
Finns Resist Helsinki, Mi MEN: somes: and even, tense "tie scudding iron grey storm clouds over Helsinki and listened and feast teaey watched for the drone of planes believing the spreading rumour that Russian night momentarily launch a poison gas attack despite assertions by authorized Russian quarters that only military objectives would be attacked. British consular authorities reacted to the rumen ordering all Britons fo evacuate the ity immediately. Thus under 7 70,090 people ned in the capital where normally there were 300,000, Intermittent snowfall and iron grey clouds over the low southern areas of Finland slowed activity on all fronts. Red planes, it was feared, would use the clouds as a screen to stage dive bombing attacks on Helsinki and other coastal towns. Aviation circles, however, considered the clouds too low and the weather teo menacing to encourage the Russians to attempt such attacks.
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