An item reported that the German admirals Meurer (1) and Von Hintze (2) visited Finland where as the pro-Germany party want to appoint both men as officers in the Finnish navy, probably for Germanising the navy. The British military wanted to watch carefully what was going on in Finland in order to protect the British trade interests in the Baltic. The Finnish cabinet was informed of the British view that territorial waters extended no more as 3 miles from low water mark.
Notes
1. Hugo Meurer (28 May 1869 Sallach, Carinthia, Austria-Hungary-3 January 1960 Kiel, Germany), served in the navy between 1886-1920 ending his career in the rank of vice admiral?
2. Paul von Hintze (13 February 1864 Schwedt/Oder, Germany-19 August 1941 Meran, Italy), naval officer ending his career in the rank of rear admiral and foreign ministry between July-October 1918)?
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920.
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