STATEMENT BY VILLE PESSI, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE FINNISH COMMUNIST PARTY, AT A SECRET COMMUNIST MEETING IN OSLO, MARCH 21, 1953, REQUEST FOR TRANSLATION AND EVALUATION OF
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CIA-RDP79-01203A000200030005-6
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
Document Creation Date:
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
July 11, 2000
Sequence Number:
5
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Publication Date:
September 3, 1954
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MEMO
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Office Memoran
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Chairman, IWG
FROM : Spencer Beresford, FOAJ1DAC 25X1A9a
DATE: Sept. 3, 1954
SUBJECT: Statement by Ville Pessi, Secretary General of the Finnish
Communist Party, at a secret Communist meeting in Oslo,
March 21, 1953, Request for Translation and Evaluation of
An article in The Amer ion.Maoa ne.of September, 1954,
by Victor Lasky entitled "Russia's Golden Bullet" gave a direct
quotation by Ville Pessi concerning Soviet trade strategy toward
Finland. The following facts about this statement were obtained
from Antoine Nyerges, OIR, State Departments
1. Lasky's citation was based on an article in the
Finnish newspaper, Uusi Suomi, March 6, 1954.
2. This newspaper article only indirectly quoted
Pessi, but said the report was based on reliable sources;
it reported that the secret meeting in Oslo was held
on March 21, 1953.
Because Pessi's statement has been made public and is so forth-
right in expressing Communist intentions, the following information
would be very useful for MDAC public reports:
1. A full translation of the article in Finnish news-
paper, Uusi Suomi, March 6, 1954;
2. A determination of the validity and accuracy of the
reported statement by Ville Pessi.
Although this information is not needed for any specific dead-
line, it would be appreciated if it could be obtained at an early
date. Please send the translation separately if it is completed
before the determination.
CC: S. Beresford
M. Hall
H. Lincoln
N. Buoy
State Dept. declassification & release instructions on file
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