FOREIGN FRIENDSHIP SOCIETIES IN FINLAND: SOVIET/RUMANIAN/CHINESE/POLISH

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000400950001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 29, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Subject: Foreign Friendship Societies in Finland: Soviet/Rumanian/Chinese/Polish 25X1A9a
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Date Acquired: 25X1 A6a
Date of Info : March 1953 25X1 X6
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1. "The following notes on foreign 'friendship societies' in Finland are dated March
1953:
Finnish-Soviet Societe
2. The Finnish-Soviet Society (Suomi-Neuvostoliitto-Seura) in Helsinki was establish-
ed in 19}..x.
3. The executive includes: Sylvi-FC,yllikki Kilpi
Mauri oma
Hella Vuoli oki, said to be a Soviet agent.
Gov. Vaino Meltti
Arvi Hautamaki
Goran von Bonsdorff, an aristocratic fellow-traveller.
Into Ahonen
Toivo Karvonen_
Alpo Laaperi
The Society publishes a paper called SNS (its initials). Mme. Sylvi-Kullikki Kilpi
is the chairman. In the January 53 issue she published an article in which she in-
directly criticized the Norden (Scandinavian) Society and also the Suomalais-
Amerikkalainen Yhdistys (Finnish-American Society) for harboring among their members
persons opposed to peace.
Finnish-Rumanian Societies RETURN TO CIA
5. There are two Rumanian societies in Finland: LIBRARY
a) An anti-Communist Finnish-Rumanian Friendship Society was founded in 1943. It
is headed by Eero hymn, Arthur b.angfors, V. J. Mausikka and Anni Voipio,
b) A Communist Finnish-Rumanian Friendship Society was founded in 1951. It is head-
ed by Risto Holtta, E. V. Aaltonen and Paavo Kivikoski.
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Sino-Finnish Societies
b.? There are two Chinese societies in Finland:
a) One was founded in 1949. It is headed by Jaakko Kaponen, Oskar Valkeapaa, and
Otto Pitkanen.
b) A pro-Communist Chinese society was founded in 1951 by Nauno Pekka, who has
since died, Toivo Torvi and Ahti Sonninen.
Polish Organizations in Finland
7. The Suomi-Paola Yhdistys (Finnish-Polish Society), founded in 1951, is not entirely
Communist-dominated because Finland has too many business (mainly coal) and
emotional links with Poland to let the Society fall entirely into Communist hands.
The Finnish Minister for Home Affairs, Professor V. J. Sukeelainen, is a member;
he is an Agrarian leader. The chairman of the Society is Erkki Vala, aged 51, a
journalist and writer who revealed his radical tendencies long bore World War II
at the time that he was editor of Tulenkanta'at, a highbrow radical periodical.
He has worked for the Finnish radio, be ongs to many radical organizations and is
an active member of the SKDL (Suomen Kansan Demodraattinen Liitto). During World
War II he was arrested in Sweden as a Soviet agent. The other members of the ex-
enutive are: A. A. Enckell, V. J. Sukselainen and Vaino Tatari.
8. The old Finnish-Polish. Society founded before World War II still exists unofficial-
ly. Its moving spirit was the late Professor Jalo Kalima. He looked after Polish
interests in Finland during the war and helped many-
any ores. His brother, Eino
Kalima, directs the National Theatre in Helsinki. He is a devoted friend of Poland
and the Poles. Once a year, on Poland's National Day, the society meets privately
for a coffee party.
9. The Polish Legation in Helsinki is much less active than the Polish Legation in
Stockholm. The staff in Helsinki is small. There are no affiliated official or
semi-official commercial and cultural representatives as in Stockholm. Since 1951
the legation in Helsinki has had no minister. The charge d'affaires is Kazimierz
Kiewczynski, the First Secretary. Alex Gutman is Second Secretary. Franciszek
Sto ak is Trade Attache.
10. The Polish colony in Finland numbers only a score or two; almost all are Finnish
subjects. The chairman for many years has been Wladyslaw Wnuk.""
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