861.00/4043: Telegram
The Minister in China (Reinsch) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received March 10, 1919, 12:42 a.m.]
Following from [Harris at] Irkutsk.
“167. March 6th, 11 a.m. Consul Caldwell reports in substance. Ussuri Cossacks assembly voted to recognize Kolchak and requested him to come to speedy agreement with Semenoff.
General Ivanoff now in Vladivostok has caused the arrest and deportation to the Mongolian frontier six editors and Zemstvo leaders. They appear to have been implicated in political activities.
Japanese Chargé d’Affaires states Japanese attacked Bolsheviks south of Blagoveshchensk February 28th, losing 300 killed and killing 500 Bolsheviks. Prior to this, namely on February 17th, there had been sharp fighting at this point, Japanese having 48 killed and about 24 wounded. The Bolsheviks had over 100 killed and 180 wounded. Two hundred Bolsheviks were captured. Recently there have been several minor engagements in adjoining province.
In Vladivostok men born 1898 and ’99, not yet performed military duty, are called to report March 1st. Harris.”