aim unquote our quote protection against dangers menacing us in the
present situation about which you have information unquote. As howsver
 our wishes were not consulted when the guards were sent and as.
Mr. Radek stated when informing me such guards would be established
that no one would be permitted to enter our chanceries or residences
without permission from the soviet authorities we quite naturally concluded
 that we were placed under espionage if not made prisoners. The
guards were not sent until the following day when we received official
notice from the Vologda Extraordinary Revolutionary Staff that persons
designated by allied missions would also be allowed entrance thereto.
While repeating that it is impossible for us to remain in Vologda where
quiet and order still prevail you do not mention the nature of the danger
which is so imminent. We repeat that we have no fear of injury from
the Russian people themselves whom we have continuously befriended
whom we still consider our allies and for whom we are making strenuous
efforts to import food from our own countries. We are in Vologda with
the approval or by the instruction of our respective governments and
feel that we should not change our residence without consulting them.
You are doubtless aware that cable communication with our governments
has been severed and contrary to all international courtesies and rights
is no longer permitted. None of us have received a communication from
our governments since the assassination of the German ambassador
Mirbach with which the allies are absurdly charged by the German press
and by many German leaders. We submit that no reply to your courteous
 invitation should be demanded of us before communication
with our governments is reestablished in order that we may inform them
of this invitation and receive instructions thereon or authority to act
on our own judgment. Your telegram states quote Germany makes no
further demands except those communicated to you by Radek unquote;
we believe that the demands already put forward are not final. Since
those terms were communicated to you through your representative in
Berlin there has been a change in the ministry of the German Government,
who may be expected to demand concessions additional to those communicated
 to us by Mr. Radek. If you will arrange so that we can communicate
 with our respective governments, sufficient time may elapse to
enable both you and ourselves to ascertain what additional or different
demands the new German Ministry may make upon the Soviet Government
 or what new charges it may present against the Allies.

FRANCIS.