The Archive · 1939

Helsinki, Dee. 6

The Legations have all moved {en miles inland toa village called Grankula,""The" American Ambas-dor in Moscow. Is reported to have warned the Kremlin of the consequences of injury to Americans Grankula or damage to the pre= mises of the United States Legation Commenting on the Soviet Govern. ment's refusal 10 accept the Finnish offer to open negotiations for peace, official communique say's thing more cynical than the Soviets reply to the League of Nations has hhardiy been known in world diplo-Ail allegations regarding the ported by. the Diet—are completely false. It Is evident that the Soviets' Feal aim is 10 destroy the An oficial Finnish communique states that after three day's of fighting the Karelian Isthmus, 64 Russian lanks were captured. In one ght alone 2.000 Russians were killed nish provincial defences with which they are still faced.

Uneasiness increased in Helsinki today following the receipt of r0- ports that Russian pilots had been Instructed not to fly below 4,000 feet owing to the accuracy of antiaircraft batteries. Ig is feared that as a result, "Soviet bombers will scatter bombs indiscriminately.

Finland aid mines round the Aaland Islands, under the 1921 convention for protecting the neutrality of the islands, it is reliably: reported here.

It is also stated the Finnish Government is still in Helsinki Authoritative circles here consider there is now no hope for a peaceful settlement of the Soviet-Finnish dis

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