File No. 861.51/235
The Ambassador in Russia (Francis) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Petrograd, October
24, 1917, 7 p.m.
[Received October 27, 4.40 p.m.]
[Received October 27, 4.40 p.m.]
1904. Leading Moscow commercial paper gives credence to a rumor of cession of Kamchatka Peninsula to the United States for Rs. 20,000,000,000 [sic]. In view of constantly growing rumors that our loans to Russia are applying for Russian territory, which idea is undoubtedly encouraged by German propaganda, would appreciate an official denial for publication.
Francis