FINLAND & PEACE
SPECIAL SESSION HELD. NEW TERMS OFFERED BY SOVIET DEMAND FOR REPARATIONS (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright.) (Rec. 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 2. On the eve of the Finnish Parliament’s special session to-morrow there is a spate of reports from Stockholm on why it has been called. These do agree on two main points: Firstly, that the possibility of peace on Russia’s terms for an armistice will be the main subject; secondly, that the veteran Finnish statesman, M. Passikivi, is expected to appear before the Finnish Parliament to report on in's visit to Russia. It is still not certain whether on his journey to Russia he visited Moscow. —British Official Wireless.
, M. Passikivi returned to Helsinki from Moscow yesterday, says the British United Press correspondent at Stockholm. The Finnish Parliament will be told formally of the new offer by Russia on Tuesday, but a decision is not expected to he announced before Wednesday. There is no indication of Finland’s attitude to the new terms, hut observers at Stockholm attach importance to the fact that they are being submitted to Parliament. The Stockholm correspondent of “The Times” says that M. Passikivi will appear personally before the Finnish Parliament. The Finnish Government on Friday received a despatch from M. Passikivi detailing important Russian clarifications of the original armistice proposals. The Russians are reported to have agreed to let Finland keep Hanko, also possibly Viipuri. This would leave the Saima Canal in Finnish hands, which is of great economic importance. On the other hand, the Russians are reported to have indicated that they are making heavy claims for reparations, de-
tails of which are! not yet available, but is is thought possible that the Russians specified a demand for Finnish contribution of labour for reconstruction, which may he the greatest remaining obstacle to peace. Reuter’s correspondent at Stockholm says that the Swedes returning from Helsinki are unanimous in stating that the peace idea lias made great headway in Finnish political circles.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 64, Issue 148, 3 April 1944, Page 3
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