RUSSIAN INTEREST IN SPITZBERGEN
(Press Assn-
CONTROL WITH NORWAY claim that existing treaty is invalid
-ReC. 9.80 p.m.)
MOSCOW, Jan. 15. Ttjie Soviet Government has issued a statement about the Norwegian Arctic Island of Spitzbergen. It says that during the United Nations meeting last November, M. Molotov exchanged views on the matter with the Norwegian Foreign Minister, in the spirit of previous negotiations. These began more than two years ago when, the statement says, Russia and Norway' reached an understanding that they ought to be jointly responslble for the defence of Spi|zbergen. Under the Nine-Power" Treaty oi 1930, Spitzbergen has to remain demilitarised. The Soviet claim is that this treaty is now invalid, as Italy and Japan were among the signatories. Russia says that she wants a new treaty. She took no part in negotiating the 1930 one and holds that Spitzbergen is of vital interest to her. economically and strategically. She needs the coal and two-thirds of Spitzbergen's coal ou'tput comes from Russian-owned lnines.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5303, 16 January 1947, Page 5
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165RUSSIAN INTEREST IN SPITZBERGEN Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5303, 16 January 1947, Page 5
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