Evening star., 1939-10-23
Mission Reaches
Moscow for New
Negotiations
BY the Associated Press.

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delegation headed by former Premier
Juho Kusti Paasikivi returned to
Moscow today to renew interrupted
negotiations with Soviet Russia.
The atmosphere was considered
hopeful by Firms as the diplomats
stepped from their train and were
received by Vladimir N Barkof,
chief of protocol in the Russian for
eign office; a handful of minor
Soviet officials and the ENJOYS here
of all the Scandinavian states.
Observers. pointing out Russia's
declared intention of remaining neu-
trail in the European war, expressed
belief she would not try to push
Finland too far and risk war with
her northern neighbor.
On the other, Finland was said
to be prepared to yield somewhat
to the Soviet's demands. possibly by
allowing fortification of islands in
the Gulf of Finland.
To Visit Kremlin Today.
The Finnish delegate, cautiously
hopeful for speedy conclusion of
the talks unless Russia increases her
demands, expected to visit the Krem-
lin this afternoon or tonight. They
stood by awaiting word that Joseph
Stain and Premier Foreign Minister
Vyacheslaff Molotoff were ready to
receive them.
Meanwhile. Tass CRussian official
news agency dispatch from Kaunas
said Soviet military mission had
arrived in the Lithuanian capital.
Under a recent pact, Russia was
granted the right to station troops
in that country, which borders Ger
many.
1t also was announced here the
newly appointed Russian Ambassa-
dor to Toxic had departed for Japan.
japanese circles in Moscow said
everything on the Outer Mongolian-
Manchukuoan frontier remained
quiet following the recent armistice.
CAT Helsinki. it was said
Paasikivi probably would pre-
sent today counter-proposals de-
cided on when the mission went
home after first series of dis
cussions with Soviet leaders.
Neither the details of the Rus
sian proposals nor the Finnish
answer has been disclosed.
un Finland, meanwhile, there
was no relaxation Of intense
preparations for defense, II neces-
sary, of Finland's independence.
The Russian demands have been
described there as Of a serious"
nature, and it has been reported
that Moscow wants certain is
lands In the Gulf of Finland for
raval bases, 4 military alliance
and a new arrangement respect
ing the strategic Aaland Islands
In the Gulf Of Bothnia)
Mission to Go to Berlin.
Russian attention was directed
also to two other fruits of the new
Soviet diplomacy.
Informed sources said the purpose
of decision to send Ivan T.
Teyosyan. commissar of shIpbuild-
ing, to Berlin as head of an economic
AlicoAOii was " Sluuy tllC CApOl VI
German machinery and manufac-
tured goods to Russia thus compile
menting the work of a German
delegation here.
DR.. Carl Ritter, head of a Ger
man economic delegation which has
been comforting here on trade ex-
changes, flew back to Berlin yester-
day to report to Adolf Hitler. The
rest Of the mission stayed to con-
tinue talks with Soviet officials, and
some sources said any obstacles to
trade probably soon would be ironed
out.
Although a vote almost 100 per
cent favorable to Russia was regard
ed by observers as a foregone con-
clusion, officials were alternative to
voting yesterday in Russian-occu-
pied regions of Poland to decide
whether they want to join the U.
S. S. r
The voting was based on an elec-
ton in which apparently there were
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