File No. 10901/47A.
The Secretary of State to the Russian Chargé.
Washington, October 7, 1908.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit copies of certain affidavits which have been filed with this department in the matter of the application for the extradition of Jan Janov Pouren, tending to show that the offenses for which extradition is sought, with a view to try the person arrested, are of a political character.
I have the honor to ask whether the Russian Government desires to controvert these affidavits or to offer any observations regarding them.
The period within which the accused can be held in custody under the Statutes of the United States pending the determination of the question whether a warrant shall issue will apparently expire on the 13th of October and it is desirable that action should be taken before that time.
Accept, etc.,