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File No. 861.00/3360

The Consul at Irkutsk (Thomson) to the Secretary of State1

[Telegram]
Irkutsk, December 5, 1918, 7 p.m.
[Received December 6, 12.10 p.m.]

Czech staff has just informed me that telegraphic communication with Chita, which was interrupted during the day, was resumed at 5 o’clock p.m. uninterruptedly, and that Semenov has agreed to submit to Kolchak provided Semenov may retain his command. It is believed that Semenov will not be retained.

Thomson
  1. Sent via the Legation in China.↩