The Archive · 1940

Martial Law in Murmansk

campaign against Finland are being Indications that the rigours of the Helsinki, Feb. 28.

felt by the Russian people were contained in the reports from Moscow carried in the Finnish press regarding the proclamation of martial law in a number of northern Russian cities.

A new decree of martial law promulgated as a result of the mani-testations of unrest and discontent among the civilian population, notably affects Murmansk, Petposkoj, and a mumber of other important centres.

As a further precaution, trusted members of the Russian secret police have formed a new branch of the OGPU in Murmansk; these men are charged with the task of keeping order in the cities.

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