military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (11/27/89)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Monday, 27 November, 1939 Finland denies responsiblity for yesterday's "Mainila Incident", and refuses to withdraw her troops from the border, but offers to negotiate a mutual withdrawal with the USSR. Soviet radio calls upon the Finnish people to overthrow their leaders. London expresses to the Soviet ambassador their wishes for a peaceful resolution of the conflict, while Berlin supports the Russian demands and blames Britain for the conflict. The British Admiralty blames the sinking of HMS Rawalpindi upon the pocket battleship Deutschland. (She was, in fact, sunk by the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau). -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@cbnews.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "The Soviet Government is not inclined to magnify this abominable act of attack on the part of Finnish troops, probably badly managed by the Finnish command. But it would like that such abominable acts should not take place in the future. " Soviet Foreign Minister Molotoff