File No. 861.00/1736
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China ( Reinsch )
Your May 4, 5 p.m.,1 and April 25, 5 p.m.2 The Department’s telegrams of May 1, 5 p.m., May 4, 4 p.m., and May 6, 5 p.m.,3 state clearly the attitude of this Government towards contending factions in Russia. Strict neutrality is desirable and must be observed. Although Allied governments have not recognized the Soviet they are interested in stimulating its opposition to the Central powers. No Allied commission for organizing representative or other government in Siberia is deemed advisable.