861.00/4851: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul General at Irkutsk (Harris), temporarily at Omsk
For Morris and Harris.
Smith informs Department he has telegraphed Ambassador Morris the reported intention of Omsk Government to retire General Horvath, substituting General Rozanoff.
If you deem it advisable you may make informal representations to the Omsk authorities favoring the retention of General Horvath who has manifested a disposition to cooperate with the Allies and whose long established control of the Chinese Eastern Railway would seem to deserve consideration.
Department has considerable knowledge regarding General Horvath which would seem to indicate that any change made might possibly be very much for the worse.