File No. 861.00/1729
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Reinsch)
The American Ambassador in Russia telegraphed April 26 a complaint by the People’s Commissaire for Foreign Affairs of activities of American, British, and French consular representatives at Vladivostok and the diplomatic representatives at Peking of the same powers, charging that consuls mentioned participated in a conspiracy against the government of the Soviets in Siberia and that the Ministers held communication with a counter-revolutionary organization calling itself the Siberian government and that documents seized proved that the said organization expected to realize its aims by aid of Allied assistance.
The American Government is asked to recall American Consul at Vladivostok. Please caution all officers of Legation, Peking, and Consulate at Harbin to maintain strict neutrality. Tokyo has been instructed to caution Vladivostok.