File No. 860d.00/167
The Consul at Moscow ( Poole ) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 3, 4.09 p.m.]
565. Official Soviet gazette, May 26, prints following note to Mirbach: [Page 789]
Proposal made by German Government regarding basis for adjustment relations with present Finnish Government; viz., cession by Finland to Russian Republic of Fort Ino and Raivola under guarantee by Russian Government not to fortify these places, and cession by Russian Republic to Finland of western part of Murman Peninsula with exit to the sea, is accepted by the Russian Government, which joins German Government in desire for speedy arrival at definite agreement. Russian Government proposes Moscow as place of negotiation. National Commissariat convinced that in this way a considerable step has been taken toward removal of military complications and bloodshed. …