Paris, Jan. 9.
With the ultimate object of thoroughly reorganizing the vaunted Red Army, now held up in Finland, the German Government has sent a military mission to Moscow, reports reaching Paris today asserted.
Defeat inflicted on the Reds in Finland showed the German High Command that the Red Army has many deficiencies, particularly in its officer ranks. Reports alleged that the Kremlin even asked for German technical aid to reverse the unfavourable results of the Finnish campaign to date.
While success in Finland appears te be the first goal of the German reorg ganization of Russian forces, eventually the German mission is to carry out a much more sweeping reshuffle of the Red Army's executive personnel and equipmertt, Advice, too, wilt be given the Red military leaders, reports declared, leading French political quarters to believe that German-Soviet collusion is extending into the military sphere, although talk of an outright alliance is still premature Havas,
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