Evening star., 1941-12-06
Britain S War
Against Films
In Effect Tonight
Situation Will Not Be
Changed Materially,
London Asserts
B, the Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. 6-Great Britain
will be at war against Finland, Hun
gary and Rumania at one minute
after midnight tonight, Greenwich
time 7:0l pm. Saturday, E. S. t.
because the three nations refused TO
stop fighting Britain's Russian ally.
The actual declaration, however,
will not materially change the sit
uation now existing, it was said
shortly after Britain announced her
intention Of declaring war. The
| British explained the chief difference
would be at the peace conference,
when the three nations will be sit
| ting on the other side of the table"
Scotland Yard detectives assisted
| by mobile police, swiftly began a
roundup today of more than 200
| enemy aliens as a result of the
war declaration announcement.
Those detained of whom about
$50 were Firms were taken to
| clearing center for removal later to
| concentration camps.
Firms Prepare to Leave.
The Finnish Minister here. G. A.
! &.
pairing to leave for Helsinki. The
Finnish Legation had been func-
tionlng despite the breach in rela-
tlons with Finland last July.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
will make a statement on the war
declarations at the next session of
the House Of Commons. it was an
nounced.
The Association Of Hungarians in
| Great Britain issued statement
saying, We are convinced that most
OF our countrymen at home reahze
that British victory alone can free
Hungary OF its present shame and
servltude. declaration of war on
Hungary will not alter this fact"
An authoritative source said only
the Firms replied to the British note
demanding that the three coAtries
stop fighting Russia and that their
reply was entirely unsatisfactory
Secretary of State Hull. asked
whether the British declaration
of war against Finland would
make any difference in Ameri-
can relations with Finland said
that these relations remained as
they were before the declaration.J
Czechs Take Same Position.
Al the same time. Czecho- -Slovak
circles in London said they consid-
cred their government at war with
Finland, Hungary and Rumania be-
cause the enemies OF Great Brit
, ain and the Soviet Union are the
enemies of echo-Slovakia."
The British government took de-
cisive action after repeated demands
; at home and urgent requests from
Russia, A brief Foreign Office an
nouncement was issued early TODAY,
just after the zero hour of midnight
and said that communications ARE
being sent TO these three govern
ments which will result in existence
Of state of war"
The announcement of the time the
state of war would begin followed
in few hours
The authorized source said the
Finnish reply was entirely unsatis-
factory and made it quite clear that
the Finnish government had no in
tention of complying with condi-
tions in the British note" which was
sent last week.
ACCORDINGLY. during the night
communications were sent to each
of the three governments and these
communications will be delivered
; during the course of today by
American ministers in each of the
three capitals he declared.
These communications will
notify the three governments that
Great Britain will consider herself
to be in state of war with those
three countries as from one minute
past midnight Greenwich mean
time tonight"
Unfortunately, it has become in
: creasingly clear ever since last July
that the Finnish government in fact
! was Waglng war against Russia for
} purposes of territorial aggrandize-
ment." he declared
Field Marshal Mannerheim lcom-
mander of the Finnish forces, on
July II, in an order of the day to
his troops, proclaimed it part of
FlnlandS intention, as he put it, to
liberate Eastern Karelia. This is an
enormous tract which at no time
formed part of Finland.
. In efforts to Justify the continu-
, alton of hostilities against Russia,
, tSee BRITISH NOTES, Page A-3D