861.00/5893: Telegram
The Chargé in Denmark (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:11 p.m.]
307. Today’s newspapers publish semiofficial announcement reporting return by British, French, Italian, American Legations of Litvinoff’s peace note. Announcement adds that inasmuch as Litvinoff came with British safe-conduct for humanitarian and non-political reasons and Denmark consented to his coming on that understanding only, it would have been breach of faith toward [Page 133] Denmark to permit his sojourn here to be used for political purposes. Announcement concludes by stating that this diplomatic action merely means that Allied Powers have taken no official cognizance of Litvinoff’s démarche and that their action is in conformity with Great Britain’s engagements toward Denmark.
[For further information concerning the Soviet régime and the attitude of the Department toward it, see “Memorandum on Certain Aspects of the Bolshevik Movement in Russia”, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1919. This memorandum was transmitted by the Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations under cover of a letter dated October 27, 1919, and reprinted as Senate Document No. 172, 66th Congress, 2d session.]