761.93/172: Telegram
The Minister in China (Crane) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 27—10:09 a.m.]
408. Department’s 340, November 18, 1 p.m. Intimation conveyed to Yen who advises credentials from Verkhneudinsk, Blagoveshchensk and Vladivostok presented by Yourin. Only Chita missing. Chinese Government would soon have to begin negotiations [on account of] very long common boundary, absence of any means to protect numerous unrepresented Chinese in Siberia from [omission], need of commercial relations, all made it imperative something be determined upon.
Yen asked what the American Government proposed China do. Yen also referred to proposed commercial agreement between England and Moscow, averred no reported increase of radical activities in China and that Chinese totally opposed to Bolshevism. Former Russian Legation advises Finkelstein, alias Litvinoff, is on his way to proceed to support Yourin Mission. Snyder denied any knowledge. Russian Legation also reports Karakhan in Chita. [His name] sometimes linked with current press rumors of Red emissary to Tokyo. Thus far unconfirmed.