Foreign Relations of the United States, The Soviet Union, 1933–1939

760i.6111/58: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, October 12, 1939—11 a.m.
[Received October 12—10:38 a.m.]

733. My 653, September 29, 6 p.m.⁵⁰ The Soviet press reports today that the protocol regarding the disposition of Soviet land and air forces in Estonia was signed in Tallinn⁵¹ and that an agreement was reached with regard to naval questions. The press likewise reports that General Laidoner, Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Army, has accepted an invitation to visit Moscow.

The departure of the Latvian trade delegation for Moscow is likewise reported in a despatch from Riga.

Repeated to Riga.

Steinhardt

50. Not printed.
51. Beginning on October 18, 1939, Soviet troops marched across Estonia in two columns, without incident, to their destinations.