124.60N/14: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Latvia (Wiley)
86. Your 181, July 5, 3 p.m. Department plans to maintain diplomatic missions in Riga, Tallinn and Kaunas as long as possible and hopes that if it becomes necessary to close missions to be able to keep consulates open. At this juncture of developments the Department cannot indicate which consulate it would retain in case permission is given to maintain only one.
In case of emergency you are authorized to destroy all confidential archives, ciphers and codes. It is hoped, however, that if offices have to be closed that time will be given for the proper packing, for shipment to the United States, of the archives.
Detailed instructions on all matters mentioned by you will be formulated as situation develops and clarifies.