ECONOMIC SITUATION IN FINLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100120039-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: February 3, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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KC 1951
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CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Economic Situation in Finland
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DATE (OF INFO.) 26 Nov 53
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1. The governmental reorganization in connection with the crisis in Nov and
the favorable position of Sakari Tuomloja create expectations of political and.
economic changes in the course of. the next six months which will make
Finland a kind of satellite of the Soviet Union.
2. Finlandts economy in fact has been tied to the Soviet Union up to now by the
burden of reparations, but could thank the reparations work for a high state of
employment. From now on a decrease in production must be reckoned with, and
the resulting unemployment will add to the symptoms of crisis.
3.. Offers are made to the Finns from the Soviet side, on one hand. to commence
reducing the fixed eont3,ngents of goods, and on the other hand offering
boundary rectifications In Finland.ts favor.
4. To replace the reduced influx into Finland'of dollars and pounds that will
result from a comprehensive trade agreement with the Soviet Union, Moscow
offers payment in gold. In this way the Finns will keep a certain
maneuverability with respect to the West, while at the same time they will
be tied closely to the Soviet economic system.
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