File No. 861.00/2680
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia (Francis)
Your 389, September 9, 6 p.m., and two previous telegrams regarding recent events.1
Department approves your action fully. Determine your future course by careful compliance with policy communicated to you in Department’s No. 253, September 9, 6 p.m.2
Colonel Stewart will receive by cable complete text of statement of policy towards Russia, of which essential portions are embodied in above telegram. It is important that you and Colonel Stewart should keep in closest personal touch. Please inform me if instructions to that effect fail also to reach him. You appreciate of course that in military matters Colonel Stewart is under the command of General Poole. Please continue to keep Department fully advised of developments.
Department appreciates notable service performed in the past by Chaikovski in the cooperative movement, but is not surprised at the difficulties you report in practical matters.