English Translation

4 4 already on the first day explained that it was far too early for negotiations and instead led the delegation to the Moscow Opera, which on that day performed "Wilhelm Tell". This opera performance should have had not only demonstrative but also symbolic purposes. The treatment of the Finns in Moscow also resulted in Hackzell's stroke. In the further course of the Moscow stay, the Finns were first made known with 9 points of the cease-fire treaty, which seemed to be exultable under the prevailing circumstances, except for the assignment of the area of Porkkala, which, according to its entire geographical location, would have to be a dagger against the heart of Finland. The demarcation of this area was so desired that not only the urban area of Helsinki had to come to the middle and heavy artillery of the Soviets, but also the most important southern Finnish railway line from Helsinki to Tørfu and the two best southern Finnish roads were interrupted. In addition, the cable goes to Tárku and Sweden via the area of Porkkala. As a result, the Finnish government immediately submitted a counter-proposal to the Soviets, instead of withdrawing the territory of Hangö from the area offered by Porkkale, as was the case after the war of l939/l940. The Soviets rejected this exchange. The Finns then extended their counterproposal not only to the area of Hangö, but also to the Aalands Islands. When Molotov was presented with this new proposal, he completely forgot his previous, though cool, courtesy, punched his fist on the table and asked if the Finns had come to Moscow to deal with him, or if they were willing to accept the Russian conditions, otherwise the Soviets would go back into the offensive. In this context, it must be remembered that since September 2, both the troops in Central Finland and in Northern Finland were already on their way back. Molotov then announced the further l4 points of the further arms agreement and demanded