File No. 861.00/1382a
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia (Francis)
[Telegram]
Washington, March 25,
1918, 5 p.m.
23. Japan Advertiser has published text of telegram from Tomsk to Allied powers dated last February asking recognition of the provisional [Page 89] government of Siberia and announcing further sessions of a Siberian conference in January. Can you verify authenticity of document? Have you further information regarding Siberian conference which you reported would be held in March? Department desires all information available.
Lansing