The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13

for foreign affairs, Audrey A.
Zhdanoff, member of the presidium
of the supreme Soviet of the U. S.
5. R., Alexander Mikhailovich Vase
letfsky, brigade commander;
president of the republic of Fin
land: Risto Ryti, chairman of the
council Of ministers of the republic
of Finland, Julio Paasikivi, minister,
Karl Rudolf Walden, general, Vaino
Volonmaa, professor.
Agree
THE authorized representatives
upon mutual presentation of their
credentials which were found in due
form and good order, agreed upon
the following:
Article 1. Hostilities between the
U. S. S. R., and Finland shall cease
Immediately in accordance with
procedure provided for in the pro.
tocol appended to this treaty.
"Article 2. The state frontier be.
tween the u. S. S. R., and the re.
public Of Finland shall be estab-
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ance with which the territory of
the U. S. S. R., will include the en-
tire Karelian Isthmus with the
town of Viborg (Viipuri) and Wy,
borg Bay with its islands. the west
ern and northern shores of Ladoga
lake with the towns of KeXholm
Ckakisalmi), S%ortavala and Suo-
Jarvi, a number Of islands in the
Gulf of Finland, territory east Of
Markajarvi with the town of Kuola.
the peninsulas of Rypachi and
Sredni in accordance with the map
appended to this treaty.
"A more detailed description of
the frontier line will be determined
by a mixed commission of repre-
sentatives of the contracting par,
ties, which commission must be
formed within 10 days from the
date of the signing of this treaty.
Article 8. Both contracting par.
ties undertake mutually to refrain
from any attack upon each other,
not to conclude any alliances and
not to participate in any coalitions
against one of the contracting par
ties.
Article Four
ARTICLE 4. The republic of Fin
land expressed consent to lease to
the Soviet union for 80 years with
an annual payment by the Soviet
union of 5000, 900 Finnish marks
the peninsula of Hanko and the wa
tiers surrounding it in a radius OF
five miles to the south and east and
three miles to the west and north OF
the peninsula, and a number of is
lands adjoining it in accordance
with the appended map, for the
purpose of creating there a nava
base capable of defending the en-
trance to the Gulf of Finland
against aggression; for the purpose
of protecting the naval base the So
Wet union is granted the right to
maintain there at it's owl expense
land and air armed forces of neces-
sary strength.
within 10 days from the date
when this treaty becomes effective
the government of Finland shall
withdraw ali it's troops from the
peninsula of Hanko, and the PENN
sula of Hanko together with adjoin-
ing islands shall pass under the ad-
ministration of the U. S. S. R.. in
accordance with this article Of the
treaty.
"Article 5. The U. S. S. R.. I'M
dertakes to withdraw its troops
from the Petsamo region volun-
tarily ceded to Finland by the So
Wet state in accordance with the
peace treaty of 1880. Finland I'M
dertakes, as provided by the peace
treaty of 1920, to refrain from
maintaining in waters along her
coast of the Arctic ocean naval
vessels or other armed ships ex-
cepting armed ships of less than
100 IONS displacement, which Fin
land has a right to maintain with
out restriction, also not more than
Is naval and other armed ships
with a tonnage of not more than
400 tons each.
FINLAND undertakes, as was pro-
vided by this same treaty, not to
maintain in said waters any subma-
rines and armed aircraft. Finland
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