Office of the Historian

860D.51/12–2845: Telegram

The Chargé in Finland (Hulley) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, December 28, 1945—3 a.m.
[Received 11:07 a.m.]

800. In radio broadcast to nation New Year’s Eve Paasikivi desires to include statement that at end this year we have reached agreement with USA by which we obtain new credit of 50 million dollars which enables us to buy goods from USA in near future.

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Gartz consulted me about advisability of including this statement in speech. I still hold opinion expressed in my 768, December 14,80 that agreement should not be announced until Finnish war trial ends. I asked that decision to include statement be deferred until Dept expresses its views. Please cable urgently December 29 Dept’s reactions.

Hulley
  1. Not printed; in this telegram the Chargé recommended that the announcement of the agreement be withheld until the war responsibles trial in Finland had ended. “In my view it would offend Soviets to announce our assistance at present juncture and would strengthen Finn attitude of independent defiance already too strong for Finland’s good.” (860D.51/12–1445)↩