Scandinavian Powers Split Over Defence
Received Monday, 9.55 a.m. OSLO, Jan. 30. Sweden, Norway and Denmark, in a joint communique on the Scandinavian defence union talks, said they had failed to reach agreement on an "alliance free" union. The existing consultations between the three countries on questions of foreign policy, however, would be maintained and strengthened. The Associated Press correspondent says that the split in the defensive union talks was over the issue of whether or not the Scandinavian Pact should be linked to a more embracing security system such as the Atlantic Pact. Norway has taken a stand in favour of joining such a system, while Sweden has clung to the principle of neutrality. The negotiations for a Scandinavian defence pact will not be followed by new talks at this stage. The Scandinavian Governments obviously will now study international developments separately, but there is little doubt that a close liaison will be maintained.
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 January 1949, Page 5
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