861.00/4929: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Russia (Cole)
Washington, August 2,
1919, 1 p.m.
723. Embassy, London, is repeating substance of recent British statement regarding situation at Archangel.
Department wishes you to prepare for possible Bolshevik control of Archangel, having in mind that it is especially desirable that the safety of yourself and all other Americans, including officials and private citizens, is a matter of prime importance.
Lansing