Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General, Volume I

740.0011 European War 1939/3846: Telegram

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, June 17, 1940—2 a.m.
[Received June 16—11:17 p.m.]

684. At 1 o’clock this morning it was announced over the Moscow radio by Tass that ultimatums were presented to Estonia and Latvia and accepted by them today³⁷ demanding the reorganization of their Governments and the admission into their territories of additional Soviet forces.

It is otherwise reported that such forces have already crossed the Latvian border.

Repeated to Riga.

Thurston

37. June 16 is intended.