BORNHOLM ISLAND.
SOVIET OCCUPATION. (Rec. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, May 30. “The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (General Eisenhower) had decided to send a detachment to the island of Bornholm to accept the surrender of the Germans there, and had asked if this would conflict with Soviet plans,” said Mr Anthony Eden, in reply to a question in the House of Commons. Mr Eden said that the Russian reply was that as Bornholm was within the sphere of operations of the Soviet, and as the German commander had asked for assistance with food for the island, the Russian Command had decided to occupy the island, but would not interfere with Danish administration. „ , ~ It was really a matter of who could reach the island first, Mr Eden added. He understood that relations between the Danish and Soviet Governments over the occupation of the island were cordial.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 195, 31 May 1945, Page 5
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