Office of the Historian

File No. 861.00/2397

The Ambassador in Russia ( Francis) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]
Murmansk, July 31, 1918, midnight.
[Received August 1, 4.07 p.m.]

342. Just arrived Murman with Italian Ambassador, Lindley and French Chargé d’Affaires. Other chiefs awaiting advices, Kandalaksha. Poole2 and Kemp3 left for Archangel this morning taking Bierer4 and Martin and about 1,000 British, French soldiery including 50 American sailors. Anti-Bolshevik revolution planned there for to-day and if successful as anticipated then Allied forces will land Archangel without opposition August 2.

Francis
  1. Maj. Gen. Frederick C. Poole, in command of British forces in north Russia.↩
  2. Rear Admiral Thomas W. Kemp, R. N.↩
  3. Capt. Bion B. Bierer. commanding the U. S. S. Olympia. ↩