Chapter I. The March Revolution—Abdication of the Emperor—Recognition of the Provisional Government 1

1. Most of the papers included in this chapter were published in Foreign Relations, 1917, pp. 120512; they are here reprinted for completeness of the record.


[1] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[2] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[3] The Minister in Sweden ( Morris) to the Secretary of State

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[4] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[5] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[6] The Russian Ambassador ( Bakméteff) to the Secretary of State

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[7] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[8] The Minister in Sweden ( Morris) to the Secretary of State

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[9] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[10] The Consul at Petrograd ( Winship) to the Secretary of State

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[11] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia ( Francis)

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[12] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[13] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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[14] The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

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