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On Mon. 09 Oct 1939 Finnish diplomats V_inö Tanner and J. K. Paasik.....

1939-10-09

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Finnish diplomats V_inö Tanner and J. K. Paasikivi at the rail station in Helsinki, Finland, departing for the Soviet Union in an attempt to avoid war, 9 Oct 1939Finnish Prime Minister A. K. Kajander, Parliament Speaker V_inö Hakkila, and Alli Paasikivi seeing Juho Kusti Paasikivi off to Russia for negotiations, Helsinki, Finland, 9 Oct 1939

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