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17/7/18.

Lit. B.

TELEGRAM.
Ambassador Francis,
Vologda.
Thanking you very much for your kind telegram I allow myself
to refer you to our representative Radek about the questions you mentioned.
 We have had new trouble but now it is all right. __
TCHITCHERIN 625.

22/7/18.

Urgent.
American Ambassador Franci 8.

TELEGRAM.

Vologda.

I entreat you most earnestly leave Vologda come here, danger
approaches, to-morrow can be too late, when battle rages distinction of
houses cannot be made. If all smashed in your domiciles during struggle
of contending forces responsibility will fall upon your making deaf ear
to all entreaties. Why bring about catastrophe which we will avert?

TCHITCHERIN 660.

TRANSLATION FROM RUSSIAN.

Vologda, July 17 th. 1918.

To the American Ambassador, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps.

Vologda.

Sir,

In view of the fact that I have received an urgent call to go to
Moscow and am leaving at 4 p. m. to-day I desire to have the honour
of taking leave of you individually. I regret to be constrained to abandon
the pleasure to present to you personally before my departure the sentiments
 .of profound respect towards you and the nation represented by
you, as you would only be in a position (as' your Secretary informed me
by telephone) to receive me later on. I beg to do it in writing.
Concerning the matter which constituted the purpose of my going
to Vologda, the Commissariat for Foreign Affairs will communicate with