English Translation

- 4 - a certain change has occurred in this: the air attacks are now carried out more plannedly and with greater impact, with the aim in particular of paralysing the traffic to Sweden. However, the air strikes of the Russians up to now usually still have the character of a "disturbing fire". The Finnish ground defense is completely inadequate and sometimes apparently not sufficiently trained. In the heavy air attack on subscription on January 9, for example, no single flaking gun came into action. Fighters for defense are so far hardly available. The demoralizing effect of Russian air attacks on the population has not been particularly strong so far, especially since all major cities have been evacuated, so that only about 1/4 of the inhabitants have remained behind. A threat to the Finnish position from the inner front is certainly not to be expected for the time being. The situation of the evacuees is certainly difficult, but support actions are initiated. The food situation is so far good, a state that can be maintained until the summer. Moreover, Russian propaganda does not understand how to exploit existing weaknesses in the construction of the Finnish state. Zu_2. After all, it seems reasonable to be optimistic about the prospects for the following months up to May of the year in Helsinki. Nevertheless, if it is expected that the summer will bring the decision to Russia's benefit, this assumption will be based on the likely combination of the following two factors: Over time, the Russians' tactic of wear and tear must bear fruit, given the small Finnish reserves of people and material. This will have an impact on the bloody losses of the Finnish army, which have been estimated at 6-7ooo up to now. If this is certainly only a fraction of the Russian losses, then it will work.