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52-aav DURcHscHRIFT for the German Minister of State for Bhm.u Mhr. SS Obergruppenführer Karl Hermann Frank, Prague. Dr. Hans Polrans Prague, 6.0ktober 1944. GEHEIM IN by ig u eicé An das Reichseicherheitshauptant, n) Berlin. 60 fl On the situation in Finland. The following report is based on numerous discussions with both leaders and unknown representatives of politics and the economy, and covers the period from 2.0ktober 19944. The Ribbentrop agreement in July 1944 was signed against the so-called "peace opposition" by the then state representative Ryti and the foreign minister Dr. Ramsay, without the Finnish Reichstag having been able to comment on this question before. It should be noted, however, that the Reichstag subsequently legalized this agreement, which was due in particular to Tanner's attitude, the leader of the soz.dem. party. The Ribbentrop agreement also provides immediate military aid in the south of Finland against the Soviets' large offensive against Viborg, which was under way at that time, as a basis for the Helsinki long-distance destination. The military support arrived in Helsinki on the day of the signing of the agreement and was marched immediately after the Viborg Front. This German aid was to consist of four divisions. According to Finnish data, however, the actual troops consisted of only 1 V2 divisions, which had already been transported back to the Baltics for 1 4 days after the Russian offensive was stopped at Viborg. In addition, the German trade union journey to Finland was also stopped and the Finnish tonnage had suffered considerable losses during the air raids on the German Baltic Sea ports, so that considerable difficulties for the transport of the German supply agencies to Finland were created. Finally, 96/44.