CHAPTER V. BESSARABIA THE MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC: MILITARY SUPPORT BY RUMANIA-ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT OF A STATE OF WAR WITH RUMANIA: EXPULSION OF THE RUMANIAN MINISTER AND SEQUESTRATION OF RUMANIAN GOLD AGREEMENT BETWEEN RUMANIA AND THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 1918-Union of BESSARABIA With Rumania, APRIL 9, 1918 CHAPTER VI. FINLAND INDEFINITE RELATIONS WITH THE RUSSIAN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENTAUTONOMY LAW PASSED BY THE DIET, JULY 18, 1917-DISSOLUTION of the DIET; ELECTIONS OF OCTOBER 2, 1917-LABOR DISTURBANCES IN PROTEST AGAINST BOURGEOIS CONTROL PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE, DECEMBER 4-6, 1917: ATTITUDE OF THE AMERICAN AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS RECOGNITION BY SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK, AND FRANCE, JANUARY 4-10, 1918-SEIZURE OF POWER BY THE RED GUARDS; CIVIL WAR WITH THE WHITE GUARDS UNDER MANNERHEIMSWEDISH OCCUPATION OF THE ÅLAND ISLANDS REQUEST FOR AMERICAN RECOGNITION BY COMMISSIONERS OF THE WHITE GOVERNMENT; COUNTERREPRESENTATIONS BY THE DELEGATE OF THE RED GOVERNMENT APPEALS FOR FOOD Jan. 29 To the Consul at Instructions to use discretion in Red Guard controls Helsingfors; bourgeois guard holds the north country. 744 745 Feb. 8 To the Minister in Sweden (tel.) Instructions to report on stability of present Finnish government. 748 Feb. 12 To the Consul at U. S. position upon the recognition 749 Helsingfors (tel.) of Finland and assistance in food supplies. 1479 6559 Feb. 12 From the Minister in Sweden (tel.) Feb. 13 To the Ambassador in Great Britain (tel.) Views opposing the present recognition of Finland. 749 1503 Feb. 15 From the Minister in Sweden (tel.) From the Minister in Sweden (tel.) 1523 Feb. 18 From the Minister in Sweden (tel.) |