File No. 861.00/1193
The Chargé in China (Spencer) to the Secretary of State
[Received 12.16 p.m.]
Palmer1 in Irkutsk telegraphs as follows:
On account of anarchy regulations all commercial transactions are impossible. War prisoners are armed and organized. Maximalists are showing great discontent at Chinese embargo. They fear intervention by Japan or the Allies but such intervention is desired by almost the entire population and appears to be very urgent. Maximalists have warned consuls and foreigners that the country will make reprisals in case of need.
I have transmitted the above to Admiral Knight in Vladivostok and instructed Consul Moser in Harbin to give the Admiral all possible information from every point of view.
- William Morgan Palmer, Vice Consul.↩