The Archive · 1940

British Expedition Urged

London, Feb. 26.

The demand that a large contingent of British troops be freed from other duties and be sent to Finland under the auspices of the League of Nations to fight against the Soviet aggressors, was made in the House of Commons today by Commander O. Locker-Lampson, Conservative of Hands-worth, Birmingham.

Parliamentary quarters said they believed the Government would hardly be able to find a place on the House agenda to squeeze in a period for debate of this problem. There is

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