Office of the Historian

File No. 861.00/745

The Minister in Denmark ( Egan) to the Secretary of State 1

[Telegram]
Copenhagen, December 1, 1917, 8 p.m.
[Received December 8, 12.25 a.m.]

1653. It is feared that some of the neutral nations, perhaps under pressure, may recognize the Bolshevik government. This would increase its prestige enormously. Perhaps representation against such recognition might be made by our Government.

American Legation
  1. Sent via the Embassy in Great Britain.↩