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

740.00119 European War 1939/1986a: Telegram

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

Washington, November 17, 1943—3 p.m.

1225. For your information, Helsinki reports that Finnish press “accurately representing Finnish people” is united in denunciation of terms of unconditional surrender for Finland and “resolve to fight on to the end”, rather than accept such terms.⁴²

Hull

42. The BBC’s broadcast of November 15, 1943, had quoted the Soviet Red Army newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, to the effect that Finland must surrender unconditionally.