Office of the Historian

760D.62/75: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, October 2, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received 2:25 p.m.]

1263. In connection with the recent German-Finnish agreement for the passage of German troops through Finland it is reported in diplomatic circles in Moscow that the German Government is considering a definite guaranty to Finland of its existing frontiers. I have thus far been unable to confirm the foregoing report but I understand that it is also in circulation in Finland and Sweden.

Steinhardt