File No. 861.00/2234
The Ambassador in France (Sharp) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 10, 4.12 a.m.]
4408. The Russian Ambassador has just sent to me the following appeal to President Wilson signed by the three Russian political organizations located in Paris with the request that it be telegraphed to the Department. The Ambassador points out that their statement is particularly significant as these organizations represent different political parties.
We, Russians, the representatives of different political opinions, in this hour of desperate danger to our country, appeal to you, Mr. President, as the recognized champion of right and liberty, to advocate that the American forces in cooperation with all other Allies at once enter Russia, not to interfere in her internal affairs, but to assist us to expel the Germans from our native land. We do not recognize the Brest Litovsk treaty and therefore still consider ourselves in a state of war with Germany.
The above appeal is signed by prominent members of the three political organizations known as the Union of Russians Faithful to their Country and Alliances, the Committee of Russian Republican Leagues, and the League for the Regeneration of Russia in Union with the Allies.