861.00/4851: Telegram
The American member of the Inter-Allied Railway Committee (Smith) to the Acting Secretary of State, transmitted by the Consul at Vladivostok (Caldwell)
[Received July 15, 4:53 p.m.]
407. [From Smith:]
British representative sends from Omsk following secret information: Omsk Government has decided to abolish position of Horvath59a and retire him to private life. Government claims his rule has been too weak and that he retains here too many officers who should go to the front. General Rozanoff of Krasnoyarsk is to be named to [Page 511] command all troops now under Horvath. Rozanoff is very reactionary and employs terrorism.
Have sent Ambassador Morris above information. Inter-Allied Committee is also taking measures to prevent same as such information would be harmful to railways as well as the population generally.
From Russian sources I have news confirming information sent to War Department by General Graves regarding activity of Japanese military with Omsk Government on [omission]. The Japanese have told me that the Czechs should be sent home as soon as possible and that they would guard the railway where the Czechs have been. They have not been meeting with favorable opinion on that subject and have apparently dropped it. Smith.
- As high commissioner of the Kolchak government for the Far East.↩