File No. 763.72119/1401
The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Petrograd,
February 24, 1918.
[Received March 1, 3.21 p.m.]
[Received March 1, 3.21 p.m.]
2409. Executive Committee approved German peace terms as follows: 116 for, 85 against, 26 abstaining, Bolsheviks voting solidly [Page 434] for acceptance. Bolshevik caucus voted 72 for, 26 against, 12 abstaining. Telegraphic acceptance wired Berlin 6 this morning.
Francis