861.00/5353: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Commissioner at Constantinople (Ravndal)
229. For Burri.
Your 1122 [?], October 7.23 Department authorizes you to proceed to Kharkoff, Odessa and other important points in South Russia with a view to reporting upon political and economic conditions. Your itinerary should be planned so as to afford the Department as soon as possible a general view of the situation in South Russia and as much of the Ukraine as you can readily enter. Due regard must be had for economy of money and time. Keep Department currently advised of your whereabouts. You will be allowed actual and necessary expenses for transportation and same for subsistence but latter may not exceed $5.00 per diem.
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