740.0011 European War 1939/20011: Telegram
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:58 p.m.]
196. Embassy’s 14, January 5, 4 p.m. British Chargé d’Affaires54 has informed me that the Soviet Government has recently become somewhat insistent in its efforts to obtain recognition by the British Government of Soviet sovereignty over the Baltic States. I inferred that when Eden endeavored to parry Maisky’s representations on the subject by citing the British commitment to the United States with respect to territorial adjustments Maisky urged that our Government be consulted at once.
Baggallay also stated that the plan for a joint Soviet-British expedition to Northern Norway was abandoned because the Soviet Government had learned that the plan had become known to the Finnish Government.
- Herbert Lacy Baggallay.↩