TELEGRAM SENT
 
JT
This telegram must be                                    March 7, 1940
closely paraphrased be-
fore being communicated                               9 p.m.
to anyone. (D)
 
AMERICAN EMBASSY                    
 
      Moscow (U.S.S R.)
 
      150
      TRIPLE PRIORITY
 
      The Finnish Foreign Minister has informed Sterling at 
Stockholm that the Finnish Government has accepted Russian 
invitation to send envoys to Moscow and that a delegation in-
cluding Tanner and Passikivi flew from Stockholm to Moscow 
early this morning. It is believed that the Russian terms 
are drastic.
 
      Kindly arrange to see Molotov immediately, putting the 
conference on as personal a basis as possible. Please state 
to him that this government has no purpose of intervening in 
the negotiations between Finland and the Soviet Union, but 
the American people are vividly interested. Our public opin-
ion would be deeply imprsssed were the Soviet government to 
take a generous attitude towards Finland.
 
      In your discretion you might further intimate that you 
are informed that there has been increasing popular demand 
here for measures affecting economic relations with certain
 
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