File No. 763.72/10281
The Ambassador in France (Sharp) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10.45 p.m.]
4120. … Russian official wireless June 6, 12 p.m., gives proclamation signed Trotsky addressed “to all”. An order announcing the concentration of Russian troops is complete and unity of command is assured on fronts of Volga, Ural, and Siberia. This movement is directed against Czecho-Slovaks who are denounced as direct allies of counter-revolution and agents of capitalism. Message continues: “Hunted down from both sides at once the Czechoslovaks are retreating along railroad line in evident state of agitation. Since these military operations along the railroad are interfering seriously with trains bearing food supplies, we order that operations be pursued with all possible energy.”