From the Consul General at Moscow (tel.) From the Ambassador in Russia (tel.)

Feb. 25 To the Minister in Sweden (tel.): for Ambassador Francis

Feb. 26 From the Ambassador in Russia

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Owing to German advance on Moscow and Petrograd, many Americans leaving for Samara.

Peace terms make Russia a German province. Renews recommendation for possession of Vladivostok, Murmansk, and Archangel. Part of Embassy staff moves Vologda.

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Instructions concerning measures to safeguard staff and archives from falling into enemy hands.

U. S. Embassy and certain missions to remove to Vologda; British and other missions to Finland Murmansk. Japanese and Chinese troops in Manchuria.

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Sends train east with Americans, Japanese, and Chinese, including staffs of Embassies. Ambassadors remain in Petrograd.

Reports arrival at Vologda, where awaits developments. Many Russians prefer Germans to Soviet. Japanese attitude toward sending of troops to Siberia. Request for British troops in north Russia. Anti-Bolshevik sentiment in northern villages.

Copy of message from British Foreign Office to their agent in Petrograd offering aid to the Bolshevik government against Germany and discussing Japanese intervention.

Military Attaché sent to Petrograd to confer with Soviet government regarding assistance if RussoGerman peace not ratified. Copy of message from British Foreign Office to their representative in Russia regarding lines of action which Soviet can take, including appeal for help from Japanese. Resumption of hostilities in Russia by the Germans despite peace signed. Refusal of Bolsheviks to demobilize Red Guard. All-Russian Congress of Soviets may support ratification of peace with Germany as result of threatened Japanese invasion of Siberia. Press indicates Allied intervention

in Siberia against German domination.

To the Consul General at Moscow (tel.)

Transmits President Wilson's mes

sage to the Soviet Congress, Mar.11, expressing sympathy at this time when German power has turned back Russian struggle for freedom. Soviet officials declare it will be necessary to resist German advance. Tokyo press states no Japanese invasion without Allied approval.

In response to Japanese inquiry concerning attitude of Allied powers toward Russia since signature of the Brest Litovsk peace, the United States replies it regards Russia still as an ally, although there is at present no Russian government.

Trotsky's inquiries regarding support which Allies would give in case of non-ratification of peace treaty or against Japanese inva

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Brest Litovsk peace treaty ratified by All-Russian Congress of Soviets; repudiated by SocialistRevolutionists. Soviet ambassador to be sent to Berlin. Suggests that if American and Chinese troops enter Russia with Japanese, opposition less. Gives to press declaration that America does not recognize separate peace and is still ally of Russia. President Wilson's message to Russian people and address to Congress adequate answer to Trotsky's inquiries as to U. S. support. Trotsky's statement that alliance with the United States is impossible, and comment on relations between the United States and Japan.

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Quotes his New Year greeting to Russian people, in which he commends President Wilson's address to Congress as outlining the peace Russia desires but now endangered by Germany. Political and territorial questions, including status of Åland Islands, discussed at peace conference. Trotsky's departure for Brest to sign separate peace. Approval by All-Russian Soviet Congress of negotiations. Brest negotiations terminated. Demobilization order signed by Trotsky and Russian delegation, also by Bolshevik Ukrainian delegation.

German statement that armistice is terminated; Soviet protest. Capture by Germans of Revel and Dvinsk.

Soviet offers to accept peace terms demanded at last conference. Resistance impossible if Germans advance.

Council of Commissars protest against action of German troops after war declared ended, but must consent to German peace terms.

Quotes portion of Kühlmann's Reichstag speech discussing peace treaty signed with Ukraine and peace negotiations with Russia. Transmits text of German peace proposal of Feb. 21 to Soviet government.

Soviet Central Executive Committee approves German peace terms and notifies Berlin. Peace treaty signed at

Brest

Litovsk, Germany refusing to stop military operations until peace signed. Turkey gains territory and petroleum center. Soviet Central Executive Committee calls meeting to discuss ratification of peace treaty. sion among Soviets on subject. The United States agrees in principle with protest against RussoGerman peace, but prefers not to join in it owing to uncertain conditions in Russia. Peace terms ratified.

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