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extremely difficult way for transmitting American, English and French
telegrams, though practically it is only possible to a limited extent. If
Mr. Francis were to send us his telegrams we would within the limits
stated above send them in the same way as we are sending though unfortunately
 sometimes with unavoidable delays the telegrams of Mr.
Poole. Whether or not the wireless messages received in Paris and Lyons
are being sent on is beyond our control. Only the other day the Tsarskoye
Selo Wireless Station succeeded in establishing connection with England.
The United States’ Ambassador is experiencing thé*same difficulties of
communication as we are ourselves. As regards the publication of the
booklet we will enquire into the matter. The Moscow Press has not
been placed under any restrictions concerning the publication of the
Ambassadors statements neither have such general prohibitions been
issued. However as regards the statements concerning the happenings
in Vologda or in Petrograd I must first make enquiries in order to avoid
misunderstandings. At the moment when I sent my yesterday’s telegram
to Mr. Francis I knew only of his desire to leave for Archangel and 1
learnt this from the railway authorities wherefore my telegram was
addressed to him only in his capacity as American Ambassador and not
as dean of the diplomatic corps. About other ambassadors intending
to leave I learnt later on while the telegram of Mr. Francis was received
by me to-day only. Considering the impossibility of the ambassadors
staying either in Vologda or in Archangel their decision to leave for
Archangel is tantamount to departure from Russia. The British Army
from the railway station Soroki is advancing eastwards and at the White
Sea Coast English reconnoitrances have been captured with a map of
the environments. Considering these military actions as result of the
British Government being inadequately informed owing to numerous
counter-revolutionaries enemies of the Russian people, staying in London
and furnishing false information to the British influential circles, we
protest against the British invasion and send troops to counteract the
British armed invasion of our boundaries without up to the present
moment breaking of diplomatic relations, but we are bound to point out
that the fusillades of Soviet members, wholesale arrests and other counterrevolutionary
 acts of British occupationary authorities have called
forthe among the broad masses of the people a wave of indignation
and resentment the consequences of which cannot be foreseen. We should
profoundly regret if Mr. Francis and other ambassadors have decided to
leave for Archangel, i. e. in fact to leave Russia and we equally hope for
their early return to Russia and therewith to Moscow the residence of
the Soviet Government. The refusal to go to Moscow leaves to Mr. Francis
under the present circumstances (we note this with profound regret)
no other way out. This being the case there only remains to issue orders
for a locomotive to be placed at his disposal at Vologda and a steamer
to be prepared in Archangel. Will you be kind enough to remit to Mr.
Francis the assurances of my profound esteem and the hope of obtain-