860d.24/54
The Finnish Minister (Procopé) to the Secretary of State 22
Excellency: I herewith have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the Finnish Government is sending a purchasing Committee [Page 1028] to the United States. The members of this committee are Lieutenant General V. P. Nenonen, former Inspector of the Finnish Artillery, and Mr. W. Wahlf ors, President of the Wärtsilä metal concern in Finland. They are accompanied by one secretary. General Nenonen is not visiting the United States in his capacity of officer, but only as a member of the above mentioned committee. The purchases will mainly consist of implements of war. The committee is expected to arrive in New York about the 20th of December.
Accept [etc.]
- Acknowledged for the Secretary of State on December 15, 1939, by the Counselor of the Department, R. Walton Moore.↩