Gustav May Have To Abdicate
i Received 2.20 p.m.) LONDON. February 20. THE STOCKHOLM CORRESPONDENT OF THE NORWEGIAN PAPER “TIDENS TEGN” SAYS . SWEDISH MILITARY CIRCLES MAY FORCE KING GUSTAV TO ABDICATE BECAUSE HE SIDED AGAINST INTERVENTION ON BEHALF OF FINLAND. King'(lustav V. is nearly 82 years of age and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father on December S. 1907. Tn a statement yesterday endorsing the Swedish Government’s rejection of the Finnish appeal, for military assistance, ITis Majesty said: ‘ ; T consider it my absolute duty, as far as possible to try to keep my country outside the fatal conflict.” His Majesty, after paying tribute to the Finns’ fight against overwhelming force points out that Sweden tried to help in many ways. However, he had made it clear that Finland could not espeet direct military assistance.
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Northern Advocate, 21 February 1940, Page 5
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