Interest of the United States in the maintenance of the independence of Finland as a sovereign state 1
1. For previous documentation on this topic, see Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. iv, pp. 759 ff.
[261] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of European Affairs (Hickerson) to the Secretary of State
[Washington,] March 1, 1949.
Secretary’s Memoranda, Lot 53D444, March 1949
[262] Memorandum by the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Carter) to the Secretary of State
[Washington,] March 3, 1949.
Secretary’s Memoranda, Lot 53 D 444, March 1949
[263] Memorandum by the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Humelsine) to the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Battle)
[Washington,] March 9, 1949.
Secretary’s Memoranda, Lot 53D444
[264] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of European Affairs (Hickerson)
[Washington,] March 14, 1949.
711.60D/3–1449
[265] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kohler) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, March 30,
1949—2 p. m.
760D.61/3–3049: Telegram
[267] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, August 23,
1949—1 p. m.
860D.5045/8–2349: Telegram
[268] The Minister in Finland (Warren) to the Secretary of State
Helsinki, August 31,
1949—7 p. m.
860D.00/8–3149: Telegram