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The British Chargé (Barclay) to the Secretary of State
No. 913
Washington,
August 16, 1918
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My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have the honour to inform you that, in reply to a note from the Japanese Ambassador, His Majesty’s Government have accepted the view of the Japanese Government—so far as British troops are concerned—that the Supreme Command of the Allied forces operating in Siberia and based on the Pacific should be Japanese.
The Japanese Ambassador has been further informed that General Knox will be head of the British Military Mission attached to the staff of the Japanese Commander-in-Chief.
Believe me [etc.]
Colville Barclay