File No. 861.00/705
The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis ) to the Secretary of State 1
[Received November 22, 4.46 p.m.]
2004[?]. Soviet passed resolution ordering Dukhonin, chief of staff and acting generalissimo, to propose three months’ armistice to enemy commanders but to submit terms back for approval. Also indicated would inform chiefs of Allied missions of such action. No communication yet received from Lenin government, Ukrainian independent government reported agreed on three months’ armistice. Reports multiply concerning German activities. Believe German headquarters established here and Moscow where work becoming more open daily. No news from the outside world. Quiet here, snowing. Efforts to form compromise ministry not entirely abandoned but accomplishing but little.
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