File No. 861.00/3531
The Russian Chargé (Ughet) to the Acting Secretary of
State
Washington, December 26,
1918.
[Received December
27.]
My Dear Mr. Polk: I have the honor to transmit to you
paraphrase of a cable received by the Russian Embassy from Mr.
Maklakov, giving the text of a message that
has been sent by S. Sazonov,
at present at Ekaterinodar, to Admiral
Kolchak.
With renewed assurances [etc.]
[Enclosure—Paraphrase—Telegram]
The Russian Ambassador in France
(Maklakov) to the Russian Embassy at
Washington
Complying with the request of S.
Sazonov,1 who is at
Ekaterinodar, I have transmitted the following message from him
to Admiral Kolchak:
We recognize the supreme power exercised by you, being
confident that you are in accord with the fundamental
principles of the political and military program of the
Volunteer Army. These principles are as follows:
- Reconstitution of a single and indivisible
Russia without defining in advance the ultimate
form of its government, admitting, however, the
principle of extensive autonomy for those parts of
Russia which could be entitled thereto by reasons
of ethnographical or historical character.
- Continuance of the struggle against Bolshevik
organizations until they are absolutely
destroyed.
- The military activities of the Siberian armies
should be coordinated with the general plans of
campaign of the chief command of the Volunteer
Army as well as with the Allies with whom we are
in direct contact and who entirely share our views
concerning the above questions and are rendering
us extensive assistance.
