Washington, Sept. 25. Finland has not abandoned neutrality despite the press reports of German troops passing through Fin-Jand to Norway, the Finnish Minister said today.
In a formal statement. he said that the reports of the agreement under which Finland would allow German troops to transit through Finland "does not imply" that Finland had abandoned her neutrality or independence, He stated that he had received no official confirmation fo press reports that the agreement had already been concluded—United Press.
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