Office of the Historian

861.00/3800: Telegram

The Minister in China (Reinsch) to the Acting Secretary of State

Peking, undated.
[Received February 4, 1919, 8:35 a.m.]

Following from [Harris at] Omsk.

“83, February 3, 2 p.m. Government has asked that an American officer be attached to commission which is proceeding Chita to inquire into Semenoff conduct. French and English representatives here will comply providing other interested powers do so. I have referred request to General Graves through Captain Schuyler.21 I understand this whole commission is to sit [under?] Japanese protection. Harris.”

Reinsch
  1. Capt. Montgomery Schuyler, U.S.A., on duty at Omsk.↩