File No. 763.72/5809
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia ( Francis)
[Telegram]
Washington,
July 18, 1917, 5 p.m.
1580. For transmission by wireless to Root:
Department has read with genuine satisfaction your telegram of July 10, 8 a.m., and has made known its contents to the President [Page 131] and the Secretaries of War and Navy. The Department feels confident that the efforts which you have made will materially aid in improving the situation in Russia and congratulates you and your associates on the feeling of cordial appreciation which appears to be felt in Russia for the work which you have done there.
Polk