The Archive · 1940

Soviet Communique

Moscow, Feb. 24. in the Karelian Isthmus, yesterday were hindered by deep Snow and fog, according to a Soviet war communique. There was nothing of importance at the front, it adds. Soviet troops occupied twelve enemy Soviets Deny Bombing Of Pajala London, Feb. 24 'A denial by the oficial Soviet Tass news agency that Soviet aircraft bombed the Swedish village of Pajala, iwas brondeast on the Moscow Radio Tash night, 3 declared that not a single Soviet plane had flown over Pajala, nor generally over Swedish territory.

Rumours that the Soviet Union had demanded from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. the cession of new naval bases and increases in Russian garsons in ceded bases, wore likewise described og baseless and completely false.

On Thursday the Swedish Foreign Minister instructed the Swedish Lega tion in Moscow to protest energetic. ally against tie Soviet bombing of Pajala, five miles from the Finnish border. 'The village is said to have been hit by ten high explosive and Jsome incendiary bombs, which dam~ aged a church ax well' as the main

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