PRESIDEHT OF FINLAND
FIELD-MARSHAL MANNERHEIM RESIGNS
LONDON, October L>. Field-Marshal Mannerheim to-day resigned the Presidency of Finland, reports the Stockholm correspondent of the ‘ Daily Express.’ Field-Marshal Mannerheim anonunced that lie was uiiable to carry on because of illness, but Helsinki political circles believe he resigned rather than identify himself with the forthcoming trials of Finland’s war criminals.
The Premier, M. Paasakivi, is acting as President temporarily.
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Evening Star, Issue 25620, 22 October 1945, Page 6
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