World War I
31. Letter From Heber Blankenhorn of the Military Intelligence Branch, Department of War General Staff to the Chief of the Military Intelligence Branch, Department of War General Staff (Churchill)
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 105, Director’s Office of the Foreign Section, General Correspondence, Box 5, Blankenhorn—Military Information Abroad. No classification marking. The letter was forwarded to Sisson by Captain Francis Churchill Williams “for your information” under an August 26 covering memorandum.
32. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Decimal File 1910–1929, Box 733, 103.93/644. No classification marking. Blue. No Distribution. Received at 1:10 a.m. on August 10. Patchin wrote on the first page of the telegram: “Copied to Creel + Sisson. Aug 12, 1918. File. PHP.” An attached note by Patchin, August 12 (misdated July 12) reads: “NB, Dear Salmon, Attached marked Urgent rec’d 1.10 a.m. Friday got to me about 4:30 p.m. today. PHP.” The response, August 13, reads: “Dear Patchin: This was rec’ved 1:10 A.M. Aug. 10th. Even at that it is bad and I regret it was not called to your attention if not before surely on Sunday. More ‘Pep’ is required and I trust you will have no further cause for complaint. D.A.S.” (Ibid.) David A. Salmon was Chief of the Bureau of Indexes and Archives, Department of State.
33. Memorandum From J.F. Abbott of the Military Intelligence Division, Department of War General Staff to Francis Churchill Williams of the Military Intelligence Division, Department of War General Staff
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 105, Director’s Office of the Foreign Section, General Correspondence, Box 13, Military Intelligence, Sept 18–Feb 19. No classification marking.
34. Letter From President Wilson to Acting Secretary of War Crowell
Source: Library of Congress, Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Series 2: Family and General Correspondence, 1786–1924, Reel 99, 1918 Aug. 20–Sept. 16. No classification marking. Also printed in Papers of Woodrow Wilson, vol. 49, p. 449.
35. Letter From Acting Secretary of War Crowell to President Wilson
Source: Library of Congress, Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Series 2: Family and General Correspondence, 1786–1924, Reel 99, 1918 Aug. 20–Sept. 16. No classification marking. Also printed in Papers of Woodrow Wilson, vol. 49, pp. 487–488.
36. Memorandum From the Director of the Military Intelligence Division, Department of War General Staff (Churchill) to the Military Attaché in Rome (Buckey)
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 1, General Correspondence of George Creel, Box 4, Censorship Board. No classification marking. Drafted by Lieutenant Colonel Walter F. Martin (Cavalry, U.S. Army). Churchill forwarded this memorandum and the September 9 circular (see footnote 2 below) to Creel under cover of an October 2 letter. (Ibid.) Mervyn C. Buckey was the Military Attaché in Rome from February 14, 1918.
37. Letter From J.F. Abbott of the Military Intelligence Division, Department of War General Staff to the Director of the Division of Films, Committee on Public Information (Beeman)
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 105, Director’s Office of the Foreign Section, General Correspondence, Box 13, Military Intelligence, Sept 18–Feb 19. No classification marking. In an October 4 letter, Byoir thanked Abbott for his suggestions. (Ibid.)
38. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Argentina
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Decimal File 1910–1929, Box 735, 103.93/1218e. No classification marking. Blue. Cipher. A stamped notation on the first page reads: “Signed by A.A. Adee.” Also sent to Beijing, Tokyo, Archangel, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Paris, London, The Hague, Lima, Stockholm, Vladivostok, Bern, Mexico City, and Copenhagen. The text of each telegram is identical except those to Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, and Tokyo, in which the final sentence is stricken out.
40. Letter From the Director of the Foreign Press Bureau, Committee on Public Information (Poole) to the Chairman of the Committee on Public Information (Creel)
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 105, Director’s Office of the Foreign Section, General Correspondence, Box 16, Poole—Reports Nov. 1917–April 1918. No classification marking. The armistice took effect on November 11.
41. Letter From the Assistant Director of the Division of Foreign Picture Service, Committee on Public Information (Tuerk) to the Chairman of the Committee on Public Information (Creel)
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 1, General Correspondence of George Creel, Box 3, Brulator, Joseph C. No classification marking.
42. Telegram From the Consulate in Irkutsk to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Decimal File 1910–1929, Box 735, 103.93/1557. No classification marking. Sent via Beijing. Received March 11 at 5:08 a.m.
43. Report by the Director of the Scandinavian Branch of the Division of Films, Committee on Public Information (Smith)
Source: National Archives, RG 63, Entry 106, Correspondence, Cables, Reports, and Newspapers Received from Employees of the Committee Abroad, Nov. 1917–Apr. 1919, Box 21, Smith, Buy—Berne—Cables Jan June ’19. No classification marking. Smith forwarded the report to Rickey under a June 1 covering letter written from New York.