File No. 763.72/5269b
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page)
4889. I am telegraphing you the text of a communication which our Ambassador at Petrograd has been instructed to deliver to the Provisional Government from the President. It is expected that this communication will be made public in Russia and in this country. It is Mr. Balfour’s view that it should be given publicity in Great Britain. I will telegraph you as soon as you may hand the President’s communication to the press. Until I do so, please treat it as confidential.
The communication is as follows:
[Here follows the text of the communication from the President to the Russian Provisional Government.1]