(b) (c) SECRET So long as Finland remains neutral the Soviet Government are unlikely, without strong provocation, to take any drastic measures against her independence, unless they deliberately resort to general war. Short of war the Soviet Union would gain little strategic advantage from occupying Finland or engineering a coup d'etat; such measures would meet considerable Finnish resistance and of themselves increase the risk of war; and it is quite probable that they would drive Sweden into active military co-operation with the West.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- China Finland Norway Soviet Union Sweden
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/15/30
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 158/15
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0015.030
- Keywords
- Military Intelligence Strategy Geographic Intelligence Allies Alliances Eastern Bloc Soviet Satellite States Soviet Foreign Policy Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions War Preparations Threat Of War With The Ussr Politics Political Intelligence Economy Subversion Political Dissent Coup D’état
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 3
- Persons Discussed
- Anthony Buzzard Charles Carstairs Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
