File No. 861.00/2304
The Consul at Archangel (Cole) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 20, 12.08 p.m.]
77. The attitude of the inhabitants of Archangel in anticipation of the arrival of the Allied forces as follows: (1) Welcome on the part of civilians; (2) publicly expressed disfavor toward military intervention by the local Bolshevik leaders goaded thereto by Moscow; (3) part of the Archangel executive department would nevertheless eventually cooperate as well as welcome the Allies, if they proceed with tact, luring rather than bullying.
My cipher telegrams in Russia will not be accepted except diplomatics to the Department.