Office of the Historian

I. Relations between Finland and the Soviet Union, and the attempts of the United States to persuade Finland not to participate in the war against the Soviet Union in association with Germany 1

1. For previous correspondence on the relations between Finland and the Soviet Union, the Winter War, and the Peace of Moscow, see Foreign Relations, 1940, vol. i, pp. 269 ff.

[1] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 8, 1941—2 p.m.
[Received January 8—12:32 p.m.]

760D.61/1540: Telegram

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

Moscow, January 9, 1941—7 p.m.
[Received January 10—5:30 a.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/20: Telegram

[3] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 11, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received January 11—9:57 a.m.]

760D.61/1544: Telegram

[4] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 14, 1941—noon.
[Received January 14—11 a.m.]

860D.51/468: Telegram

[5] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 15, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received January 15—4:43 p.m.]

860D.51/469: Telegram

[6] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 21, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received January 22—1:50 a.m.]

660D.6131/50: Telegram

[8] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 23, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received January 23—4:35 p.m.]

760D.61/1548: Telegram

[9] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, January 28, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]

760D.61/1551: Telegram

[10] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, February 4, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received 5:03 p.m.]

860D.51/471: Telegram

[11] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld)

Washington, February 4, 1941—9 p.m.

760D.61/1550: Telegram

[13] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, February 7, 1941—3 p.m.
[Received 10 p.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/21: Telegram

[14] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, February 7, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 5:06 p.m.]

760D.61/1554: Telegram

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

Moscow, February 21, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received February 22—3:45 a.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/24: Telegram

[16] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, February 25, 1941—2 p.m.
[Received 6 p.m.]

860D.51/478: Telegram

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

Moscow, February 26, 1941—9 p.m.
[Received February 26—7:30 p.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/26: Telegram

[18] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, March 8, 1941.
[Received March 9—7:40 a.m.]

660D.6231/131: Telegram

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

Moscow, March 9, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 6:17 p.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/27: Telegram

[20] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, March 13, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received 3:10 p.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/28: Telegram

[21] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, March 19, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received 3:40 p.m.]

860D.51/483: Telegram

[22] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, March 26, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received 3:13 p.m.]

758.60D/285: Telegram

[23] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, April 2, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received 1:24 p.m.]

860D.51/490: Telegram

[24] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, April 4, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received April 4—3:50 p.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/9638: Telegram

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

Moscow, April 4, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received 10:59 p.m.]

758.60D11/21: Telegram

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

Moscow, April 8, 1941—9 p.m.
[Received 10:05 p.m.]

760D.62/87: Telegram

[27] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, April 10, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received April 10—10:50 a.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/9830: Telegram

[28] The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, April 20, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received 11:20 a.m.]

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/29: Telegram

[29] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld)

Washington, April 25, 1941—7 p.m.

740.0011 European War 1939/10364a: Telegram

[30] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld)

Washington, April 26, 1941—2 p.m.

860D.6359 International Nickel Company/29: Telegram