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...Russians the terms are clear: resumption of the frontier established in 1940 after the first Russo-Finnish War. If the Finns could have Viipuri back and the Saimaa Canal which floats lumber to the Gulf of Finland, many believed they would accept these terms. Paasikivi was the only Finn with a chance of talking Stalin out of Viipuri...
...entered shipping, in spite of many hunting trips in Asia rose to vice president of International Mercantile Marine. A frequent tripper to England, he looked more English than the English in his British Army uniform in World War II, changed it temporarily for that of a Finnish colonel in command of international volunteers. Plagued by dysentery in Egypt, he resigned his British rank of major in 1941, next year accepted a U.S. Army assignment to Alaska...
Nazis in the Woodpile. The Allies can thank Sweden for the cold-blooded wisdom of refusing to allow British and French troops transit to the Finnish-Russian front in 1940. Had that been allowed, the alignment of Russia on the side of the Allies might never have occurred. Now the Swedes quibble ever absolute neutrality by insisting that troops moving between Norway and Germany carry no arms...
...effects of a mild stroke with a magnificent will, determined to live to see the defeat of the Nazis. She is credited by diplomats with being one of the most brilliant practitioners of her craft of her age. Though never publicized, Kollontay had much to do with the Finnish-Russian peace of 1940. With her superb intelligence and with her charm, she helps the Scandinavian countries to deal with the Kremlin enigma...
...Finns expect only pale sympathy from the U.S. Last week Finnish sources confirmed Washington's statement that the U.S. Government had never offered to seek separate peace terms from Russia on the Finns' behalf...