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I, SIBERIA AND MANCHURIA—(Continued)
Japanese and American public statements regarding military action,
August 2 and 3, 1918—British statement, August 8, 1918.---
Proposals for the political direction of intervention and for augmenta-
tion of the forces: attitude of the United States--Japanese activi-
ties in Manchuria-Arrival of American and Allied troops at
Vladivostok-Increase of the Japanese forces-Reply of the Soviet
government to American and Japanese statements---
Special mission of Ambassador Morris to Vladivostok: his recommen-
dation that an American force be sent to Omsk - Westward move-
ment of the Czecho-Slovaks from Vladivostok: reverses on the
Volga-Formation of a government by Constituent Assembly dele-
gates at Samara: conference at Ufa with other organizations.
Declaration restricting American operations, September 26, 1918–
Formation of the all-Russian provisional government at Ufa:
fusion with the Siberian government at Omsk--Further increase of
Japanese forces.
Representations of the American Government against the size of
Japanese forces and the degree of control assumed in Manchuria
and Siberia, November 16, 1918—The establishment of Kolchak
as Supreme Governor at Omsk, November 18, 1918—Refusal of
Semenov to recognize Kolchak's authority ----
Representations of the American Government against Japanese sup-
port of Semenov, December 16, 1918-Continuance of the con-
flict-Reduction of the Japanese forces.-
II. THE NORTHERN REGION
Opposition in Archangel to the Soviet régime-German threat through
Finland to the Murman Railway-Shipment of arms and stores
to the interior of Russia, British requests for the dispatch of Ameri-
can forces to Murmansk-Arrival of a French warship-Landing
of armed forces-Allied cooperation with the Murmansk Soviet-
Arrival of an American cruiser-German and Soviet demands for
withdrawal of Allied and American forces-Agreement of July 6,
1918, with the Murmansk Soviet--Argument of the Consul at
Archangel against intervention.---
Occupation of Archangel by Allied forces, August 2, 1918-Overthrow
of the Soviet and formation of the Supreme government of the
northern region--Relations with the Allied and American diplo-
matic representatives and military authorities--Arrival of Ameri-
can troops, September 4, 1918.---
Coup d'état of September 5, 1918: restoration of the deposed govern-
ment through efforts of the American Ambassador- Protest of
the American Government against the conduct of the British com-
mander in chief-Plan of the reinstated ministers to resign in favor
of the Samara government: efforts of the American Ambassador
to dissuade them..