Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1918, Russia, Volume II

File No. 861.00/1136

The Minister in China ( Reinsch ) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

Peking , February 23, 1918, 4 p.m.
[Received February 23, 10.02 a.m.]

My telegram February 21, 3 p.m. I do not believe in the wisdom of relying on Semenov for leadership in restoring order in Siberia. He is reactionary military autocrat of the old type.

Reinsch