Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 893.00/2039.

The American Minister to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

American Legation,
Peking, December 12, 1913.

Russia has decided, even without the concurrence of the other powers, to withdraw all Russian troops from Chihli Province on the ground that security is now sufficiently assured by the Chinese Government. This is an astonishing move, as conditions in China are still very uncertain, especially in Inner Mongolia, and many believe a break-up is near.

Reinsch.