File No. 861.00/596
The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Petrograd,
October 19, 1917, 9 p.m.
[Received October 23, 3.30 p.m.]
[Received October 23, 3.30 p.m.]
1885. Press states Government going to Moscow and interviews with two Ministers so indicate. Minister of Foreign Affairs says removal not fully determined but the question be decided to-morrow on the return of Kerensky from the north front and insinuates that conclusion be influenced by Council of Russian Republic which meets tomorrow. Reported Soviet will not permit Government to leave Petrograd and if necessary will stop all trains.
Francis