861.602/15: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Russia (Poole)
644. Your 1181, May 14, 4 p.m.17 Following official statements issued press under dates April 26, and May 6, 1919.
“Rumors that American interests have been seeking concessions from the Bolshevik authorities have been brought to the attention of the Department of State. As the Government of the United States has never recognized the Bolshevik regime at Moscow it is deemed proper to warn American business men that any concessions from the Bolshevik authorities probably would not be recognized as binding on future Russian Governments.”
“The Department of State has received numerous inquiries regarding Mr. L. A. Martens claiming to be a representative of a Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic. The Department feels it to be its duty to inform the public that Mr. Martens has not been received or recognized as the representative of the Government of Russia or of any other Government. As the United States Government has not recognized the Bolshevik regime at Moscow as a Government, extreme caution should be exercised as to representations made by anyone purporting to represent the Bolshevik Government.”
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