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approved by Roosevelt at conf; faces Cong opposition
Census: questions pub; pub not required to answer questions
U S SS Manhattan halted at Gibraltar by Brit contraband control; navicerts to be checked ship can speed clearance by giving Black Diamond guarantee which permits future cargo inspection at destination point; Brit study 2 U S notes on contraband control; U S State Dept watches situation
A Marty scores Swedish Socialists for forming relief com
pub demands explanation; Chamberlain and Hore-Belisha silent; Capt B H Liddell Hart and press comment
1940Winter War: Battle of Raate Road: The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.[†]
The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe losses and initially made little headway. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from its organization.