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E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
be returned to
of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972
DINTTLE NARS Date 7-23-72
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
April 25, 1945
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Possible Swedish Interven-
tion in Norway
Mr. Eden's suggestion to you that an Anglo-Ameri-
can approach be made to the Swedes with a view to secur-
ing their intervention in Norway was embodied in a
paper submitted by the British Joint Chiefs of Staff to
the Combined Chiefs of Staff on April 19 where the mat-
ter is presently being considered. In my opinion, the
proposal is primarily military in nature and must be
decided on military rather than political grounds.
Without prior clearance by SHAEF, the Norwegians
recently asked the Swedes to mobilize in order to in-
dicate to the Germans in Norway that prolonged resis-
tance would be useless. The Swedes considered such
action as a gamble which might very well have the con-
trary effect. They therefore rejected the Norwegian
request but left the door open for further approach
should it subsequently appear that the Germans in Norway
will continue to resist after the collapse in Germany
proper.
Despite this turn-down, I feel there is a good
possibility that the Swedes would be willing to inter-
vene if a request is made by the American, British and
Norwegian Governments and no objection is raised by
the Soviets. It is extremely doubtful, however, whether
the Swedes would declare war on Germany. Intervention
would
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