JAPANESE AND AMERICAN PUBLIC STATEMENTS REGARDING MILITARY ACTION, AUGUST 2 AND 3, 1918-BRITISH Statement, August 8, 1918 Siberia and Manchuria—Continued No. Date From and to whom 1918 American Red Cross will furnish 333 Suggests wisdom of limiting U.S. Text of British statement to the Denial of report of German force in The Department has not replied Forwards message from provi- Misconstruction in translation of 333 333 334 335 335 337 337 338 PROPOSALS FOR THE POLITICAL DIRECTION OF INTERVENTION AND FOr AugMENTATION OF THE FORCES: ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES-JAPANESE ACTIVITIES 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 Aug. 24 From the Consul at Vladivostok (tel.) Aug. 26 From the Ambassador in Japan (tel.) Aug. 26 From the Ambassador in Japan (tel.) Aug. 27 From the Japanese Ambassador. Conversation with the Chinese Minister: Japanese occupy Chinese Eastern Railway zone and obstruct Chinese passage to Vladivostok. Allied consuls are notified that Siberian governments at Omsk and Vladivostok are parts of the same organization. Presents message from British Ambassador in France regarding the formation of an Allied police force in Vladivostok. Differences between Horvat's following and Czech and Allied commanders. Increase of Japanese forces at Vladivostok and in Manchuria. Foreign Minister makes detailed explanation of Japan's movements in Siberia. Encloses his statement of Siberian situation requiring additional troops to aid Czecho-Slovak forces. Transmits Soviet Foreign Commissar's reply to U. S. and Japanese statements regarding intervention in Russia. Requests instructions in regard to acting on commission for settlement of political and economic questions. Quotes telegram of Aug. 13 from the Consul General at Irkutsk. Instructions not to participate in police operations in Vladivostok. Consideration will be given to the British proposal to establish order in Vladivostok. Declines chairmanship of a U. S. representative on inter-Allied civilian board. 353 354 354 354 355 356 357 358 360 360 361 361 362 Zemstvo turns over powers to provisional government of autonomous Siberia. 363 363 Rumor that the Entente have bargained for Japanese assistance offering Dutch East Indies as compensation. The U. S. Government deems cooperation in political action unwise and will not appoint a high commissioner. 364 Siberia and Manchuria-Continued SPECIAL MISSION OF AMBASSADOR MORRIS TO VLADIVOSTOK: HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT AN AMERICAN FORCE BE SENT TO OMSK-WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CZECHO-SLOVAKS FROM VLADIVOSTOK: REVERSES ON THE VOLGAFORMATION OF A GOVERNMENT BY CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DELEGATES AT SAMARA: CONFERENCE AT UFA with OTHER ORGANIZATIONS |