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the fact that the Norwegiens have joined the Atlantic Pacte This
worries the Swedes, since they feel that the Norwegians under the
pact will be forced to declare war on en agressor - and they do not
doubt that the only possible agressor would be the USSR. In case
of a Norwegian declarutian of wars, Sweden would be entirely sur~
roundede On the other hand, if the Worwegiens would not declare
war on the Russians, the Swedes speculate that the latter would
be kept so busy on the Rhine and on the Pyrenees, that at least
during the first period of war they would not think at attacking
Skundinavia, The Swedes dream of being able thus to gain precious
time, during which much could be changede
Henee it is the fundamental thought of Swedish Foreign
policy to create a Skendinavian Union instead of the Atlantic
Pact. That is the purpose of the gre°t support given by Sweden to
Finland, in order to keep it as it is today 3 and at the same time
the non-offieiel efforts of Swedish Diplomavy to get Norway out
of the Atlantic Pacts
The final goal of the present Swedish Diplomacy is hence
the creation of a powerful Skandinaviun Bloc with the aim of
neutrality in World War III. The Swedes feel, that the Soviets
would not attack such a bloe at least at the beginning, especially
if this should be a powerfully amed neutralitye This 5106 would
be primarily composed of Sweden, Finland and Norwaye Some Sredes
would like to see Denmark included, but there ié much diversity
of opinion on the subject. Hany Swedes argue, that Denmark is on
the continent, and hence much more exposed to Soviet or American
action, They add, that it would make little difference to them
whether Denmark is occupied or note And since it is in a danze=
single denger to the Skendinavien Bloc ; consequently many feel
that it would be a good thing for Denmark to stay in the Atlantic
Pacte ee
Conceming Norway, the arguments put forwaré by the Swe
Gish diplomeey are interesting. The Swedes feel that the Norwegian
hrmy is not worth much, end that consequently an entry of Norway
into a war would only mean the occupation of the co try in re=
latively short time by the Russianse Would it not be agreater
interest , so the Swedes ask, for the free nations, to see a neutral
end unoccuphed Norway, rather than a Norway as base for Soviet
submarines and for Soviet rocket attacks on England ? |
This is then the foreign policy on which/all ‘tthe parties
fuliy agreee This fact too makes for the great disinterest in
which the coming elections are held by the pubiice \
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