740.0011 European War 1939/3963: Telegram
The Minister in Lithuania ( Norem ) to the Secretary of State
Kaunas
, June 18,
1940—2 p.m.
[Received 2:43 p.m.]
[Received 2:43 p.m.]
119. Occupation movements continue with Soviet units being moved towards German border. Estimated number of Russian troops 300,000. Populace remains quietly at work. Banks report normal turnover. Rumors of German concentrations seem well substantiated. Jewish inhabitants moving away from western cities.
Repeated to Moscow.
Norem