File No. 861.00/2730
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Page) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6 p.m.]
1982. Your 1313, September 12, 3 p.m.1 The Counselor of the Embassy presented this matter yesterday in conversation with Mr. Balfour who said in substance that he entirely shared the views you set forth, which the British Chargé d’Affaires in Washington had also already conveyed to him by telegraph. He also said that even before he had received Barclay’s communication of your views he had taken vigorous steps to mend matters at Archangel both as to the future action of General Poole and to correct the bad impression the occurrence had made on the Russians as far as possible. He specially wished you to know of his immediate action, and said that in addition to this he had repeated Barclay’s telegram textually to Lindley at Archangel.