Office of the Historian

File No. 860d.00/258

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia (Francis)

[Telegram]
Washington, September 9, 1918, 5 p.m.

252. Referring to Department’s 247, September 5, 4 p.m., answering your 362, August 13, 6 p.m.,1 also 111, August 18, from Cole.2 Department questions advisability of cooperating with or encouraging in any way members or advocates of former Finnish Red labor government. Santeri Nuorteva, who has informed the Department that he represents the Finnish Red labor party officially in this country, has announced that aims of his party are the same as the Soviet government of Russia. Department is not aware of exact situation at Archangel but relies on your judgment and discretion as to manner of carrying out Department’s wishes.

Lansing
  1. Ante, p. 803.↩
  2. Not printed; see telegram No. 109 of Aug. 18 from the Consul at Archangel, ante, p. 804, which was answered on Sept. 6 by telegram containing instructions similar to those transmitted herein to the Ambassador.↩