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MAY MEAN FIGHT TO BITTER END. ANTICIPATION OF SOVIET ULTIMATUM. LONDON, February 7. Commenting on reports that the Finnish Prime Minister, M. Linkomies, is on leave because of ill-health, Reuter says it is not improbable that he has decided to retire as discreetly as possible to avoid shouldering the responsibility for the ultimate consequences of the Finnish policy. The appointment as Acting Prime Minister of the Finance Minister, M. Tanner, who has frequently been said to be the main obstacle to the conclusion of peace, may mean that leading Finns have dedided to continue the war to the bitter end. Linkomies, whose proGerman leanings have long been known, is reported to have changed his opinions considerably after a visit to Hungary a year ago.
A report from Stockholm says that a Soviet ultimatum to Finland to withdraw from the war is expected to follow last night’s raids on Helsinki.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 February 1944, Page 3
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