SWEDISH NEUTRALITY
TRADITION STRAINED
PASSAGE OF GERMAN TROOPS
(Rec. 9 a.m.)
LONDON, July 1
The Swedish Premier, Mr. Hansson, in a speech, said that the decision to allow the transit of German troops was undoubtedly more serious than any previously taken. Sweden's guiding principle was to keep the country out of the war. The decision would not recur and did not entail encroachment on the country's freedom and independence, though he admitted "it has awakened misgivings, as the deviation from the traditional conception of neutrality has put a strain on our solidarity."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 2, 2 July 1941, Page 7
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