The Archive · 1939

Soviet Forces Said Retreating

Helsinki, Dec. 23.

Harried by the victorious Finns, the Russian armies on two fronts in the north-east continued their retreat 4 Reports from the Norwegian frontier state the Red Army in the Moscow Arrest Finnish Red Government Stockholm, Dec, 23.

It is rumoured here that the Finnish "Popular Government" recently set up by the Russians in Finland has been dissolved and all its members arrested. Even Otto Kuusinen, the puppet Premier is said to have been shot by his masters.

It is also learned (that Derevianski, a former Soviet Minister to Helsinki, has been executed for having given his Government erroneous information regarding the strength of the Finns.—Havas.

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