Nazis Openly Side With Soviet

Northern Advocate, 14 December 1939, Page 7

Nazis Openly Side With Soviet

LONDON. December 13

Since Britain has granted licenses for the export of war material to Finland, Germany has openly, come out on the side of the aggressor.

Official sources confirm that Germany is making full use of her strategic position to prevent supplies reaching Finland from other countries.

Also, Germany is holding up orders placed with neutral countries before the war.

Reports of the augmentation of the Finnish Air Force by the arrival of a considerable number of Italian aeroplanes should be discounted, says a British Official Wireless message.

Authoritative British circles believe very few Italian aircraft have reached Finland.

Transit Difficulties

II is understood that only a small part of the order given by the Finnish Government before the Russian invasion has been executed. Tiie remainder of the order has been held up in Italy, because of difficulties regarding transit raised by Germany. In the House of Commons today, the Prime Minister (Mr Chamberlain) replying to a question, said: "I have not any official confirmation of reports that Italy and Germany are transporting and selling military equipment to Finland,”