Office of the Historian

740.00112 European War 1939/643: Telegram

The Minister in Sweden (Sterling) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, December 2, 1939—noon.
[Received December 2—8:35 a.m.]

239. The Swedish Government on November 30 made a formal protest to the British and French Governments against the blockade of German exports. This was done the Foreign Office states to support the other neutral powers that have made protests. The Foreign Office adds that it expects very shortly to have an arrangement with Great Britain whereby Swedish commerce will suffer very little.

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