Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The British Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Volume III

President Roosevelt to the Secretary of State ⁶¹

[ April 20, 1943.]

Fully approve your suggestion in regard to Finland. In spite of our former sympathy for them when attacked by Russia and our continued sympathy for their national independence they have played both ends against the middle for the past two years and their present government has in effect greatly helped the Nazis who are using Finland to carry on the war against Russia.

[Roosevelt]

61. President Roosevelt was at the time in Mexico. Copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y. A copy of this telegram was received in the Department on April 20 at 7:26 p.m. A paraphrase is filed under 740.00119 European War 1939/1436.