File No. 861.00/864
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia ( Francis)
[Telegram]
Washington,
December 29, 1917, 2 p.m.
1946. Your 2138, December 24, 11 p.m. Department desires you to continue the course you have pursued in the past and which it has approved. Department relies on your good judgment to persevere in difficult situation.
Lansing