File No. 861.51/300
The Secretary of State to the Commercial Adviser of the British Embassy ( Crawford )
Washington
,
April 22,
1918
.
My Dear Sir Richard : I have your letter of March 23, 1918, in which you inquire the views of this Government in regard to Russian funds in this country. Up to the present time the status of Mr. Boris Bakhmeteff, as Ambassador, representing the Provisional Government of Russia, and the propriety of his controlling such funds as may be available to him in this country in that capacity have not been questioned.
I am [etc.]
Robert
Lansing