English Translation

6 6 left, the remaining Germans received Finnish passports within a few hours in order to withdraw them from an eventful Russian access, and because of these passports they have the possibility to travel to Finland and leave the country at any time. In contrast to their appearance in the Baltic States and in the south-east, the Soviets in Finland seem to be tactically different, probably with regard to the tenacity of the Finnish population, who hates not only the soviets but also the former Russian country from the bottom of their hearts. In contrast to their appearance in other countries, the Soviets in Finland have not committed any acts of violence against the population until now, but seem to hope for a Bolshevization from within. No arrests have been made, nor have the contractual extradition of the so-called war criminals been demanded. On the other hand, they also do not express themselves over their economic plans and, in particular, about the economic structure in Finland. It is important to note that the demobili- tion of the army, which is now being carried out, brings back almost 400,000 workers to the economy, which in turn has no production plans and is therefore not receptive. It is therefore necessary to expect significant job losses over the next few weeks. The Finnish industry, in the main wood and paper industry, is in complete uncertainty about its sales possibilities, especially since the various requests from the Finnish government, whether the Soviets are willing to buy goods from Pinnland or allow Finland to conduct foreign trade with other countries, remained completely unanswered. In addition, the fact that the food stocks allow an orderly supply of Finland only by the end of the year. The supply of bread, fat and potatoes must lead to an absolute disaster from January 1 945 without subsidies from third countries. The promised Swedish aid has also become more than insecure, since the Swedish authorities have not been able to provide political support for the project.