17 JULY 1941, Page 14

Sur,—I hold no brief for Russia, but if the action

she took against Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland was solely with the object of pushing out her line of defence against an anticipated attack by Germany, it might be worth her while, even at this late hour, to declare that, whatever the result of hostilities may be, she 'renounces all claims on any of these countries.—Yours faithfully, Baum