III. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND RELIEF Restriction of exports to Russia after the revolution of November 1917— Limited shipments of nonmilitary goods permitted-Projects for buying up supplies in Russia to prevent their acquisition by Ger- many; organization of the "Goods Exchange” (Tovaro-Obmien)— Measures for relief in Archangel and Manchuria. American project of an economic and educational mission to Siberia, July 17, 1918-Organization in England of the Siberian Supply Co.-Arrangements with the Allies for provisioning the northern region-Consent of the United States to British control of neutral Establishment of the War Trade Board of the United States Russian Bureau, Inc., November 5, 1918—Refusal of sanction for relief in cooperation with Soviet authorities—Accomplishments of the "Goods Exchange" (Tovaro-Obmien) - -- Chinese embargo on exports to Siberia: withdrawal at the instance of IV. ASSISTANCE IN RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION Arrangements for an American commission under John F. Stevens to investigate and advise regarding operation of the Trans-Siberian Railway and to control the forwarding of American supplies through Vladivostok, April 1917-Measures to expedite the delivery of railway material ordered in the United States-Arrival of the com- mission at Petrograd, June 12, 1917; arrangements for its work- Request for a force of American operators and shopmen as in- structors-Improvements effected by the commission-Designa- tion of Stevens as adviser for the entire Russian railway system... Uncertainty as to operations following the November revolution— Departure from the United States of the Russian Railway Service Corps under Col. George Emerson, November 18, 1917; arrival at Vladivostok, December 14, 1917; withdrawal to Nagasaki accom- Establishment of Stevens and a portion of the Railway Service Corps at Harbin for service on the Chinese Eastern Railway-Recom- mendation of Ambassador Francis that railway units be sent to European Russia for cooperation with Soviet authorities-Emer- son's departure for Vologda-Transfer of the remainder of the Railway Service Corps to Vladivostok following seizure by the Proposal by the American Government to place Stevens in charge of the Trans-Siberian and Chinese Eastern Railways, August 30, 1918—Objections by the Japanese Government-Approval of the American plan by France and Italy-Reference of the question IV. ASSISTANCE IN RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION-(Continued) Plan for management of the railways by Stevens, October 13, 1918— Japanese objections and counter-proposal for an inter-Allied com- mittee with an advisory technical board headed by Stevens, December 2, 1918-Objections by Stevens-Acceptance of the Japanese plan with modifications making the technical board administrative, January 9, 1919__- V. TREATMENT OF RUSSIAN SHIPPING Charter of several ships of the Volunteer Fleet to the United States Shipping Board, March 30, 1918-Requisition of Russian ships by the British Government-Agreement by the United States to the exclusion of Russian ships from the principle of equal division of chartered tonnage-Protest of the Soviet government against seizure of ships, June 12, 1918-Failure to provide ships for the LIST OF PRINCIPAL PERSONS Baker, Newton D., Secretary of War. 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