860I.00/437: Telegram
The Chargé in Estonia (Leonard) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 17—8 a.m.]
92. Since there was no opposition as indicated in telegram No. 90 of July 14,81 all the new government’s candidates in the 80 Estonian districts were elected to Parliament. According to preliminary official [Page 393] announcement 81½ percent of all eligible voters cast their ballots of which 93 percent marked them in favor of the respective candidate. Election carried out without untoward incidents.
Very important. I have been confidentially informed from a reliable source that Anschluss is imminent, possibly in a few days, and that the three Baltic States will be joined to the Leningrad districts.
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