861.00/5079½: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan (Morris), temporarily at Omsk, to the Secretary of State
[Received August 21, 7:37 a.m.]
Supplementing my August 18, 5 p.m. Contrary to the expectations of Admiral Kolchak reports received this morning indicate that the Bolsheviks have crossed the Tobol River at three places and are driving the remnant of the Siberian Army back toward the Ishim.
General Graves, because of conditions in Vladivostok and eastern Siberia generally, is most anxious to return as soon as possible and is therefore making arrangements to leave on Monday the 25th. Not yet having received instructions from the Department I have concluded that unless I hear in the meantime to the contrary I will accompany Graves.
If, for any reason, the Department desires me to remain longer we can easily divide our party and I will continue here until Harris and the French and British representatives leave.
[Page 418]In answering please bear in mind my previous requests as to code (see my August 20, 1 p.m.50).
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