"6, Soviet Russia and her citizens have the right of free transit through Petsamo region into Norway and ches heard the announcements also and did not like them.
The Parliament group from the start was opposed to the negotiations with Russia, averring that it would be better to, go down fighting.
'The announcement, purported to be from a news agency, but obviously from the Foreigh office, said, "The Finnish News Bureau announces that several foreign' broadcasts have announced that @ peace treaty his been agreed between the Soviet Union and Finland, However; at 2 am. there is no confirmation received from our delegation.
There were many indications here that strong opposition was develop: itg in the Diet against the reported peace. It wes reported that Army circles were providing the spearhead to the opposition, Some usually informed sources maintained that despite reports from abroad the Finnish delegation at Moscqw had not, been given full power to conclude a peace.
(A Paris dispatch from Helsinki said two Finnish ministers hag resigned following the Diet session yesterday. The Diet met yesterday to study the situation.)
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population were believed to agree with expected that ites sections of the this opposition. (The Finnish censor here cut out a line from the original message).
Mr. Kyosti Kallio, President of Finland, will make a speech at 2 p.m. and two hours later Field Marshal Baron Karl helm, Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, will speak. Speeches will also be nade by the Speaker of the House and: the Minister of the Interior, Baron and the establishment of a con- Er: nst von Born. Baron von Born, it ite at Petsamo. Goods from Soviet was believed, will call on the nation to Norway, or from Norway to preserve the: spirit, of discipline.
Russia are to be sent through Field Marshal Mannerheim, it was jo free from control and free believed, had given a reluctant con-from transit duties. Soviet citizens to Norway or returning from sent for the acceptance of the Russian terms.—United Press.
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