File No. 861.51/225
The Ambassador in Russia (Francis) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 19, 5.15 a.m.]
1864. Answering your 1761, October 5, 7 p.m., received October 13, 2 p.m. Also for Secretary of the Treasury. Minister of Foreign Affairs whom I saw to-day says request for $235,000,000 additional credit submitted by Minister of Finance whom I shall see to-morrow and ask to explain items of $45,000,000 and $33,000,000 which I do not understand. Shall report on every item with recommendations. Coalition ministry incurred no formidable opposition thus far except Bolsheviks and deserves encouragement. I do not like Tereshchenko’s manifesting such little concern about request.
Impressed Rumanian Minister, [as] also Vopicka,1 with the necessity of having Washington authorized agent to sign obligations. Angelesco, Rumanian Minister to United States, whom I urged to go direct to Washington instead of stopping in London two weeks, as planned, as did Vopicka when both were here September 8 [sic]. [Page 25] Allied Ambassadors had three meetings on Rumanian needs, another Tuesday. Shall cable conclusion when reached.
Please cable respective advances made or promised from $7,000,000,000 appropriated by Congress for Allies as press reports. Also cable respective loans made Allies by private syndicates before and since our entering war.
- Charles J. Vopicka, Minister to Rumania, Serbia, and Bulgaria.↩