SOUTHERN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE REMONSTRANCE BY THE Department OF STATE AGAINST CREDIT SALES TO THE UKRAINE OF SURPLUS AMERICAN STOCKS IN FRANCE-Continued Date and number Subject Page 1919 Nov. 17 Dec. 5 (5558) Dec. 23 (9404) 1920 Jan. 20 (196) Jan. 28 (207) From the Secretary-General of the Commission to Negotiate Peace From the Commission to Negotiate Peace (tel.) From Polk: Report that bulk of U. S. surplus supplies sold to Ukrainian Republic is still stored in France; possibility that Ukrainians may liquidate such supplies and use funds for other purposes. Possible courses of action in order to prevent misuse of the supplies in view of the collapse of Petlyura movement and its anti-Polish and anti-Denikin trend. To the Ambassador in France (tel.) Expression of regret over sale of U. S. supplies to Ukrainians and undesirability of their obtaining funds in France through sale of these supplies; suggestion that medical material be distributed in Russia by Red Cross; inquiry concerning method to prevent Ukrainian use of other supplies. From the Ambassador in France (tel.) Summary of note from Ukrainian mission protesting the Instructions to inform Ukrainian mission informally that 784 787 789 789 790 CHAPTER I THE SOVIET REPUBLIC Project for a Conference at Prinkipo between Delegates of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers and of all Groups Exercising Authority in Russia 861.00/3526: Telegram The Minister in Sweden (Morris) to the Acting Secretary of State STOCKHOLM, December 24, 1918, 5 p.m. [Received 9.06 p.m.] 3394. The British, Italian, French Ministers and myself have received the following letter dated Stockholm December 23 signed: "Maxim Litvinoff, Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federative Republic of Soviets." Each of us is repeating this letter by cable to our respective governments with the request that we be instructed what, if any, reply shall be made to this communication which reads: "The Sixth All Russian Congress of Soviets of November last reflecting the sincere desire of the Russian toiling masses to live in undisturbed peace and friendship with all the people of the world addressed to the governments of the Allied powers a formal offer of peace. This offer has been repeated by the Soviets Hassock [sic] wireless a few days ago." I am told to inform you that I have been authorized by the Soviet Government to enter into preliminary peace negotiations with representative[s] of the Allied countries should their Governments reciprocate the desire of the Russian Republic of a peaceful settlement of all the outstanding questions which may give rise to a continuation of hostilities between the countries concerned. I shall be glad if you will kindly bring the above declaration to the notice of your Government and also of the President of the United States now in France." 'In Foreign Relations, 1918, Supp. 1, vol. 1, p. 484, is printed a note from the Soviet Foreign Commissariat based on the peace proposal of the Sixth AllRussian Congress of Nov. 6, 1918, above cited. The minutes of this congress may be found in Shestoi Vserossiiskii Chrezvychainyi S'ezd Sovetov... Stenographicheski Otchet (Moscow, 1919). The peace proposal of the congress is also printed under date of Nov. 8 in Mezhdunarodnaya Politika Noveishego Vremeni v Dogovorakh, Notakh i Deklaratsiyakh (Moscow, 1926), pt. п, p. 194. "Not found in the Department files. 1 Litvinoff who has been in Stockholm about three weeks was prior to that time Bolshevik representative in London. Repeated to Paris. Copy to London. MORRIS 861.00/3526: Telegram The Acting Secretary of State to the Commission to Negotiate Peace WASHINGTON, December 27, 1918, 8 p.m. 14. For Secretary Lansing. Referring telegram 24th from Legation Stockholm regarding peace proposal of the Russian Federative Republic of Soviets. The Department believes it to be a matter for consideration by the Associated Governments and therefore, requests instructions as to what action, if any, should be taken by the Department here. POLK 861.00/3643 The British Chargé (Barclay) to the Acting Secretary of State No. 10 MEMORANDUM His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires presents his compliments to the Acting Secretary of State and has the honour, under instructions from His Majesty's Government, to suggest to the United States Government the propriety of transmitting the following message to the Soviet Government at Moscow, to General Kolchak at Omsk, to General Denikin at Ekaterinburg, to Mons. Tschaikowsky at Archangel, and to the Governments of ex-Russian States: "The Great Friendly Powers are about to assemble in Paris to work for a solution of problems arising out of the war and to bring about a settlement of international and national controversies that still survive it. "One of their first tasks will be an endeavour to bring about peace in Russia, to reconcile conflicting national parties and peoples both in Russia and in adjacent states and territories and to bring succour to suffering populations. 66 Pending decisions that will be taken in this sense the Great Friendly Powers call upon all the Governments, parties and peoples in states and territories in question to abstain from further aggressions hostilities and reprisals, and require them to keep the peace both at home and with their neighbours. "If the aforesaid Governments and parties will immediately suspend hostilities on all fronts for the duration of the Peace Negotiations, even [then ] if they or any of them should desire to send Correction on basis of further note from the British Chargé, no. 16, Jan. 4 (file no. 861.00/3607), not printed. |