File No. 861.00/1442
The Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia (Derber) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 6, 1918, 7.31 p.m.]
Siberian Provincial Duma, formed by representatives of Zemstvos, Municipalities, Cooperative Societies, other public organizations and [Page 102] nationalities, organized a government of autonomous Siberia. The immediate aims of the Siberian government are:
- (1)
- Establishing legitimate order with view to securing personal and property inviolability;
- (2)
- Active opposition to Bolsheviks in order to establish the legitimate power of All-Russian Constituent Assembly;
- (3)
- Defense of political and economical independence and territorial integrity of Siberia;
- (4)
- Convention of the All-Siberian Constituent Assembly;
- (5)
- Active resistance to Bolshevik-German peace jointly with Allied powers with view to concluding general democratic peace;
- (6)
- Reestablishment good relations with Allied and friendly powers based on existing treaties and agreements;
- (7)
- Taking all measures to counteract the further German advance on Russian territory.
Taking up these difficult and responsible tasks the government of autonomous Siberia recognizes that it is able to accomplish them only on condition of an energetic assistance to Russia from the Allied powers. The government of autonomous Siberia is fully convinced that it will receive active assistance from the United States knowing that the indicated aims of the government coincide with interests of your country which takes interest in establishing normal order and preventing of political and economical influence of Germany that is possible in Siberia as well as hindering Germany from availing herself of food and raw material for further fighting the Allies.
Member Council Imperial [of Ministers]
Secretary